This paper provides major hazard facility operators with information to develop a safety case outline. A safety case outline is a plan for the preparation of a safety case for a major hazard facility (MHF). It is essentially a project plan for the preparation of the safety case. A well-developed safety case outline will help...

While it is easy for proponents to talk up the benefits of individual mines, when they are considered together, the overall impact is not as positive as the Australian public has been led to believe. On the back of record high commodity prices the mining industry in Australia is experiencing an unprecedented period of expansion...

Employment is an important element of successful integration within one’s community. Across Australia, nearly two-thirds of prisoners were unemployed when they committed the crimes for which they were incarcerated. For Indigenous and non-Indigenous ex-prisoners alike, there are numerous benefits associated with employment. They include benefits related to the individual (for example, increased earning capacity, improved...

The low employment rate of Indigenous Australians contributes to economic deprivation and a range of social problems. Increasing employment rates is key to reducing Indigenous disadvantage (e.g., COAG 2009). Employment is central to the Closing the Gap targets that directly refer to engagement with the mainstream economy. Paid employment can provide the economic independence and...

This report provides a profile of the occupational and demographic characteristics of workers who reported dermal exposure to chemicals at work, as well as the types of controls with which respondents reported they were provided in the workplace. These analyses enable the identification of groups of workers at risk of high dermal exposure and the...