More small businesses to benefit from WorkCover safety rebate
24 October, 2013WorkCover NSW has expanded its Small Business Rebate Program to include businesses with up to 50 workers, making them eligible to apply for rebates of up to $500 towards the purchase and installation of safety improvements.
Are you ready for a first aid emergency?
23 October, 2013 | Supplied by: St John Ambulance Australia (Vic) IncSt John Ambulance Victoria has launched its 'Five steps to first aid readiness' initiative to help Victorian businesses minimise their workplace risks and be better prepared to respond to first aid emergencies.
Don't leave safety behind at harvest
21 October, 2013As the busy harvest season draws closer, farmers and grain growers are being urged to make safety the most important part of their planning, said WorkSafe Health and Safety General Manager, Victoria, Lisa Sturzenegger.
Don't let injury be a strain on your workplace
21 October, 2013With the end of Safe Work Australia Month approaching, CEO Rex Hoy is urging all Australian workers to take care and avoid the nation's most common work-related injury - musculoskeletal disorders.
Bangladesh - the warning signs were there
18 October, 2013The difference between companies is sometimes stark, especially when it comes to supply chain management. There are those who acknowledge risk and work to mitigate it, and those who ignore the warning signs. And the warning signs were clearly there in regard to fire safety risk in Bangladesh, according to sustainability advisory firm Net Balance and Sedex, a not-for-profit membership organisation that works with buyers and suppliers to raise sustainability standards in global supply chains.
Be safe with powered tools, urges WorkCover
15 October, 2013WorkCover NSW is reminding kitchen, wall frame and roof truss manufacturers of the importance of working safely with powered hand tools after more than 100 workers were injured in the industry over three years.
Online dermatologist service
15 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Skin PatrolSkin Patrol is launching a service that allows company doctors to access Skin Patrol’s dermatologists to assist with melanoma diagnosis via secure messaging.
Big pay cheques alone can't keep FIFO workers
14 October, 2013New research has found that high salaries are no longer enough to retain good workers in remote locations.
Studies examine carcinogen exposure in NZ workplaces
10 October, 2013Public health researchers have identified which carcinogens are likely to contribute most to occupational cancer in New Zealand workplaces.
ACI Connect issues call for papers
10 October, 2013The inaugural ACI Connect conference and exhibition will be held in Melbourne from 9-10 April 2014, and the conference organisers have issued a call for papers.
University of Newcastle gains accreditation for OHS
10 October, 2013The Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board this week announced that the University of Newcastle program leading to a Master of Work Health and Safety has achieved accreditation by meeting the OHS and educational standards set by the board for the education of generalist OHS professionals.
Technology like smartphones causes work overload, survey finds
08 October, 2013Excess workload has been identified as the biggest barrier to better performance in The Great New Zealand Employment Survey 2013, and one of the key reasons people are working harder is better technology such as smartphones.
New report on work health and safety in the road freight transport industry
03 October, 2013Safe Work Australia has released a new report on work health and safety in the road freight transport industry.
Conference to focus on mental illness in the workplace
01 October, 2013The University of Sydney's Happiness, Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference is this year expected to call on the Abbott government to give priority to mental health in the workplace as it conducts its promised review of mental health services.
Schneider Electric employees continue volunteering efforts for the Julian Burton Burns Trust
01 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Clipsal - by Schneider ElectricFor the second year running, Clipsal and Schneider Electric employees on 27 September continued their volunteering efforts for the Julian Burton Burns Trust (JBBT) to help increase fire safety awareness to thousands of South Australian school children.
