General

23
Dec

Air quality advice – Monday 23 December 2019

Air quality in areas in and around Orange, Armidale, Gunnedah, Goulburn, Albury and Wagga in NSW along with Monash, Florey and Canberra in the ACT are at dangerous levels today. It is UNSAFE to be working outside. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home. Those in and around Muswellbrook should limit strenuous outdoor activity and

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20
Dec

CEPU bushfire victims & volunteers member assistance fund

Eastern Australia is burning. Thousands of families have been affected by ravaging bushfires across our cities and regions. Some have been prevented from returning to their home – forcing families to take shelter in community shelters or hotels. Some are unaware if their homes are still standing at all. Tragically, overnight we have learned that two volunteer firefighters have lost

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20
Dec

Air quality alert – 20 December 2019

Updated 8:50am Air quality in areas in and around the entire Sydney metropolitan region, the Central Coast, the upper and lower Hunter regions, Bargo, Oakdale, Wollongong, Bathurst, Orange, Armidale, Narrabri, Tamworth, Goulburn and Wagga in NSW along with Monash, Florey and Canberra in the ACT are at dangerous levels today. It is UNSAFE to be working outside. Members working in

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19
Dec

Air quality alert – 19 December 2019

Updated 3:26pm Air quality in areas in and around the entire Sydney metropolitan region, the Central Coast, the lower Hunter region, Bargo, Oakdale, Albion Park South, Wollongong, Kembla Grange, Bathurst, Orange, Armidale, Gunnedah, Narrabri, Tamworth, Goulburn, Albury and Wagga in NSW along with Monash, Florey and Canberra in the ACT are at dangerous levels today. It is UNSAFE to be

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18
Dec

Extreme weather alert – your rights

Much of the country is experiencing heatwave-like conditions and tomorrow is expected to be extreme in some areas – with much of the state expected to experience temperatures soaring over 44 degrees. Under Work Health and Safety legislation, every employer has a duty of care to “ensure the health and safety of their workers and others at the workplace.” Equally, workers

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18
Dec

Air quality advice – 18 December 2019

Updated 4:02pm Air quality in areas in and around Richmond, Goulburn, Bargo, Oakdale, Bathurst, Orange, Armidale, Tamworth, Narrabri, and Wagga Wagga North in NSW along with Monash, Florey and Canberra in the ACT are at dangerous levels today. It is UNSAFE to be working outside. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home. Those in Camden,

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16
Dec

Air quality advice Monday 16 December 2019

***Updated 11:42am*** Air quality in areas in and around Bargo, Camden, Oakdale and Goulburn in NSW remain at dangerous levels. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home. Those in Richmond, St Marys, Prospect, Rouse Hill, Bringelly, Liverpool, Campbelltown West and Muswellbrook regions should limit strenuous outdoor activity and take extra rest breaks – those in

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13
Dec

Air quality advice – 13 December 2029

Air quality in Orange and Bathurst in NSW remain at dangerous levels. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home. Those in Port Macquarie, Lismore, Oakdale, Armidale, Gunnedah, Tamworth, Goulburn,  and Muswellbrook in NSW and the entire ACT region should limit strenuous outdoor activity and take extra rest breaks – those in these areas with existing

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12
Dec

Air quality advice – Thursday 12 December 2019

***Update 11:02am***Air quality in Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and Muswellbrook in NSW and Florey in the ACT are at dangerous levels. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home. Air quality levels have improved in Oakdale, NSW since this morning’s update. Those in Oakdale, along with Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Albury in NSW and Canberra in the

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11
Dec

Air quality advice – Wednesday 11 December 2019

Updated 8:28am Air quality across the entire state appears to be improving. As NSW Environment and ACT Health report small pm2.5 articles at rolling 24-hour averages – this remains at dangerous levels. However, visibility levels are averaged hourly and have dramatically improved which will have an immediate impact on real-time pm2.5 values. The forecast at the moment is for “fair”

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