UFUA BULLETIN #012
22 November 2022
An edited Highlights Reel from footage taken during the National Committee of Management meeting in Canberra has been posted online for viewing. To read more, click here for Bulletin #012
An edited Highlights Reel from footage taken during the National Committee of Management meeting in Canberra has been posted online for viewing. To read more, click here for Bulletin #012
Recent developments in relation to firefighter presumptive cancer laws undermine the scientific basis for the legislation. Undermining the scientific basis in turn creates a very real risk that workers compensation for occupational cancer will be contested Click here to read … Read the rest “UFUA BULLETIN #011”
Peter Marshall, UFUA Victoria Branch Secretary and former National Secretary, addresses the National Committee of Management on threats to firefighter cancer laws.
Gavin Marshall, who served 16 years in the Australian Senate and played a key role in the passage … Read the rest “Firefighter Cancer Laws At Risk”
The UFUA’s National Committee of Management held its annual meeting in Canberra last week. The key highlights of the conference are covered in this latest Bulletin – Click here to read Bulletin #010
The UFUA congratulates the Victorian Branch for their exceptional efforts in mitigating the risks of occupational cancer for Firefighters. Whilst we have fought hard to have PFAS chemicals removed from firefighting, no-one can undo the suffering caused by exposure to … Read the rest “Fiskville Redress Scheme”
Firefighter and UFU Victoria Branch member Mick Tisbury to feature on ABC’s ‘Australian Story’ episode airing 26th September 2022
The UFU’s work in shaping Australia and International standards relating to firefighter safety has reached an important juncture.
In June, 2022, 25 scientists from eight countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to finalise their evaluation of the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter. This assessment will be published in … Read the rest “LANCET JUNE 2022 – Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter”
Members’ attention is drawn to the following information concerning changes to the UFUA rules sought by Queensland Branch Administrator Gavin Marshall. These changes are intended to facilitate the conduct of elections ordered by the Federal Court following a judgment delivered … Read the rest “Rule Changes to facilitate UFU Queensland Branch elections”
The UFUA National Committee of Management on June 17 accepted the election report from the Returning Officer of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) which makes official the election of Greg McConville as National Secretary and Leigh Hills as National President.
“The Firefighter’s Experience” once again on the world stage as UFU achieves global ban on PFHxS
It is with great pride that we report to UFU members that, overnight, the UFUA achieved a global