Behavioural approach to safety leadership
28 September, 2012 by Louise Quinn*One of the key trends around behavioural safety across many industries, at the moment, is the recognition that leaders need to lead. Not a novel concept, but for many organisations the major challenge has been on ‘how’ to do this. The term ‘safety leadership behaviour framework’ is quickly becoming part of the spoken culture in many organisations to describe the creation and implementation of the developed leadership behaviours.
Work-life balance still out of reach, according to report
26 September, 2012The Australian Work and Life Index survey has revealed that Australians’ work-life outcomes have not improved over the last five years.
Man found dead after workplace accident
18 September, 2012A workplace fatality has occurred at Inco Ships ship management company in Whyalla.
Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Week
18 September, 2012The Australian Government and Red Cross are urging the community to be prepared for the summer disaster season.
Strategies to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus
14 September, 2012Antioxidants, dietary supplements and high-tech brain imaging are among some of the novel strategies that may help detect, treat and even prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus among American troops, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
Construction work-related deaths and injuries continue to rise, according to study
13 September, 2012RMIT researchers are finding that despite advances in safety management systems and technology, workers in the construction industry are still suffering work-related injuries and deaths.
SA now a psychologically healthy place to work
11 September, 2012Home to Australia’s most liveable city, South Australia has ranked third in the world as having some of the best psychological health conditions, according to research.
Disengaging the autopilot
05 September, 2012 by Cristian Sylvestre*Why do so many people still get hurt at work? Most incidents don’t happen because the person didn’t know the hazard was present or what controls were required. Incidents typically happen because the person wasn’t paying attention at the time and as a result came into contact with a hazard.
Paramedical Services 24/7 worker injury response service
29 August, 2012Paramedical Services will be exhibiting at The Safety Show Sydney.
HR3 OHSpack management software
29 August, 2012
HR3 will be exhibiting its latest-generation workplace health and safety management software at The Safety Show Sydney.
Workers make fewer claims for psychological illnesses
27 August, 2012Workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders, reveals new research conducted by the University of Sydney and the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR).
Serious falls prompt WorkCover safety warning
16 August, 2012Businesses and workers are being urged to take extreme care while working at heights following a number of serious incidents in the past few months.
Stay safe around trenches, reminds WorkSafe Victoria
14 August, 2012WorkSafe Victoria is reminding the construction industry of the dangers associated with trenches after one collapsed on a worker at a domestic housing site at Pakenham at the weekend.
Preventing workplace injuries and claims
03 August, 2012 by Dr James Murray*When looking at workplace injury prevention, I often see a gap in between the work done stopping any kind of injury occur in the first place and the treatment provided once an injury has turned into a WorkCover claim.
Gadens Lawyers hires new work health and safety law expert
03 August, 2012Gadens Lawyers has welcomed Katherine Morris, a work health and safety law specialist, to complete its full service offering in workplace-related law.
