Working in the manufacturing industry can present many risks like body stressing, manual handling and musculoskeletal disorders slips trips and falls working with dangerous machinery and equipment The manufacturing industry has consistently been among the top few industries with the highest number of serious claims. Since 2006–07, it has had the third highest incidence rate…

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Road transport is one of the highest risk industries in Australia and has been identified as a national priority under The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022. The road transport industry is one of eight subdivisions of the transport, postal and warehousing industry. It includes road freight transport and road passenger transport. A good resource for a safety meeting…

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Working in agriculture presents hazards like machinery animals tools chemicals heat To help understand and manage these hazards there are resources for use in the agriculture industry https://tinyurl.com/y63elazh There is also an Agriculture Action Plan in place by safework SA Key focus areas are mature age workers working alone and in confined spaces child safety…

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Construction work is high risk, but these risks can be minimised. Check out this video. Be a #safetychampion at your workplace. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cFevVPrCKQo Need help managing you construction risks ? Ask Safety Geek

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Employers and workers from any occupation or industry can be a champion for work health and safety.  Everyone can support a safety culture at their workplace and promote best practice work health and safety initiatives. For more information on whats on during Safe Work Month and how you can be a SAFETY CHAMPION see the…

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October is National Safe Work Month. You can book a FREE sun safety education session for your workplace as part of Safe Work Month! Cancer Council SA’s also has other great resources like ‘Skin cancer and outdoor work – a work health and safety guide’.   Find out more on their website https://www.cancersa.org.au/national-safe-work-month

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The guide, Labour hire: duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking, is now available. It provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) in labour hire arrangements on complying with their health and safety duties under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws. The guide has practical information for labour hire…

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R U OK at work A place where asking the question “Are you ok?” can really work is in the workplace. As employers or staff, we can all create a culture where people feel confident asking and answering this simple yet important question. Besides our legal responsibility of providing a safe and healthy workplace, these…

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Mon 2 Sep – Fri 6 Sep Women’s Health Week is a week aimed at encouraging women to take the time to focus on their health and wellbeing. The week includes events in communities around Australia as well as online resources including motivating videos and practical tips and information from experts and ambassadors. More detail…

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