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As part of its evaluation of Workplace Exposure Standards for airborne contaminants, Safe Work Australia has released for comment: Release 6 – o-Dichlorobenzene to 1,4-dioxane; and […]
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) will use WorkSafe’s powers to directly oversee the removal of waste chemicals at the Tottenham fire site. Chief Executive Officer, Dr […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the draft Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (ADG Code Edition 7.7) for […]
Safe Work Australia has released new resources for storing hazardous chemicals. The resources expand on the information in Managing risks of storing chemicals in the workplace […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and WorkSafe are demanding the owners and occupiers of last year’s Tottenham fire site clean up the property. EPA and […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the latest reports on Hazardous Waste in Australia. The reports provide information about hazardous and controlled […]
EPA Victoria has released an interim position statement on PFAS. The purpose of this interim position statement is to outline EPA’s current state of knowledge regarding […]
The Dangerous Goods Amendment (Penalty Reform) Bill 2019 is currently before the Victorian Parliament. In brief, it sets out the purpose of the Bill, which is to amend Dangerous Goods Act […]
Safe Work Australia is evaluating the Workplace Exposure Standards for airborne contaminants. Draft evaluation reports and recommendations for each chemical will be made available for public […]
The Victorian Government has introduced into Parliament the Dangerous Goods Amendment (Penalty Reform) Bill 2019 which proposes significant increase in penalties for dangerous goods offences. A […]
Safe Work Australia has released a summary of the submissions received during the online consultation for the proposal to adopt an updated edition of the Globally […]
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has released a new guide for the storage and handling of non-explosive dangerous goods in Western […]
As reported in the AEBN National ENW e-news of 8 March 2019, just a reminder that consultation is open until 31 May 2019 on the PFAS […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the 2017-18 National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data. The NPI contains the reported emission estimates for over […]
The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the new scheme’s draft General Rules, with the release of […]
This morning’s incident of another chemical fire in Melbourne’s North is a stark reminder to us all of our obligations in relation to the safe and […]
Consultation has commenced on the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) version 2.0. The PFAS NEMP was published in February 2018 following agreement by the Australian […]
Further to AEBN’s article that appeared in the National ENW e-news – 22 February 2019 edition, the Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017 (IC Bill) has passed […]
The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017, which is part of a package of six bills to establish a new national regulatory scheme for […]
NSW EPA has extended a key heavy vehicle road safety initiative to all dangerous goods tank trailers. The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has […]
Safe Work Australia has released a guide on managing risks of storing chemicals in the workplace. The guide is designed to help small to medium businesses […]
The South Australian EPA is consulting on a Bill to update and modernise the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982. The Act regulates radiation use across […]
The South Australian Government has announced a $50 million Grid Scale Storage Fund, which aims to accelerate the roll-out of grid-scale energy storage infrastructure and address […]
The Victorian Government gazetted the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) on 10 October 2018. The Regulations largely remake the existing […]
NSW EPA regulates the transport of dangerous goods in NSW. NSW EPA has released a new inspection manual for dangerous goods tanker vehicles will help transporters […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced prosecution proceedings in the Land and Environment Court against a Central Coast man and separately, the Central Coast […]
As reported in the AEBN ENW 8 June 2018 edition, the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (ADG Code) Version […]
Worksafe Victoria has released the final July 2018 updated version of the Compliance code: Hazardous substances. The updated code provides practical guidance on how to comply […]
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) and Worksafe are continuing their blitz on industrial sites in the West Footscray area, in response to the recent factory […]
The Western Australian Government has released an information sheet summarising the amendments made to the WA Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations […]
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