Remember the fallen in the workplace
28 April, 2015Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day, a day set aside to focus on taking action to prevent future deaths, injuries and illnesses in the workplace and to also remember those that have died from a work-related incident or illness.
Raise awareness to prevent workplace deaths this April
14 April, 2015Safe Work Australia is encouraging organisations to get involved in the upcoming World Day for Safety and Health at Workon 28 April - a day to focus on taking action to prevent workplace death and injury, as well as remember those who have died because of workplace incidents and disease.
Arthritis and other conditions costing $7.4 billion a year
31 March, 2015La Trobe University has highlighted a massive issue for Australian workplaces - employees suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal health conditions - costing about $7.4 billion a year in lost workplace productivity.
Targeted safety messages cut workplace incidents
20 March, 2015With diverse work environments comes a multitude of different issues that can affect workers and their safety on the job. Recognising this, and with the aim of decreasing workplace incidents, Crown Equipment has focused on developing courses and initiatives that make its safety messages personal and relevant.
Get healthy in 2015 - at work
10 February, 2015Transport companies TNT Australia and Carey's Freight Lines are among the first to roll out NSW Government-funded 'Get Healthy at Work' programs. The programs are designed to make it easier for businesses to support workers in making healthier food choices, becoming more physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight.
Playing the safety deck
29 January, 2015Every year begins with plans to improve on last year - especially in safety. Parsons Brinckerhoff has a new safety initiative to get back on deck for another year … safely, which is getting a fair amount of attention from its employees and clients who come in for meetings.
Playing the safety deck
29 January, 2015Every year begins with plans to improve on last year - especially in safety. Parsons Brinckerhoff has a new safety initiative to get back on deck for another year … safely, which is getting a fair amount of attention from its employees and clients who come in for meetings.
Council trialling method to make roads safer
09 December, 2014Maintaining a network of around 500 km of unsealed roads is a huge undertaking for any regional council, especially a council with a small population of just 5000 ratepayers.
Sleep disorders found to be highly prevalent in firefighters
18 November, 2014In a national sample of almost 7000 firefighters, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) examined the prevalence of common sleep disorders and their association with adverse health and safety outcomes.
Reliable and inexpensive safety shower monitoring
20 October, 2014Safety showers and eyewash stations are used in a variety of industries where corrosive or injurious chemicals are manipulated as well as where operations involve the use of air- or water-reactive liquids.
Managing menopause in the workplace
01 October, 2014 by Lauren DavisA new report, led by La Trobe University, has found that menopausal women fear discrimination in the workplace and face a lack of menopause-specific support. The report presents the key findings and recommendations of a research project titled 'Women, Work and the Menopause: Releasing the Potential of Older Professional Women'.
Office workers at risk from prolonged sitting and harsh lighting
30 September, 2014Public health researchers at the University of Adelaide say office workers need to move more and sit less, and use warm-coloured lighting instead of blue-rich LEDs, to help avoid some serious potential health risks.
New online mental health resource for FIFO workers
15 September, 2014'This FIFO Life' is a new online resource that has been launched in Western Australia to support the mental health of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers.
The human element of the Safety Advisor's job - things that can (and do) go wrong
04 August, 2014Health and Safety Advisors are the heart of the organisation in terms of knowledge about health and safety issues and preventing incidents. However, they are still humans, which means that they, too, can make mistakes.
Vascular problems triggered by vigorous activity in firefighters
04 March, 2014Researchers have found that firefighters who died of heart attacks and other vascular problems such as stroke while on the job were most often doing vigorous physical activity right before the attack.
