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Industrial Manslaughter laws in SA
The South Australian Government is seeking comment on its draft Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill. You can read the draft bill here.
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Key WHS statistics Australia 2022
Safe Work Australia has released the Key Work Health and Safety Statistics, Australia 2022. It includes trends, gender and age comparisons, and industry and occupation breakdowns. Find it here
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River Murray floods and asbestos risk
Asbestos is present in one in three Australian homes, as well as public and commercial buildings.This includes hundreds of river shacks and homes, particularly those built or renovated from the mid-1980s to 1990 or earlier. https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2022/asbestos-danger-rises-with-river-level River Murray flows are expected to reach up to 220GL per day across the South Australian border into Renmark…
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Silica Safety
Dr Karl explains how you can stay safe if you work with manufactured stone, concrete, bricks or rock.
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National Safe Work Month 2022
National Safe Work Month 2022 theme is: Know safety, work safely. National Safe Work Month is an opportunity to build awareness of work health and safety, encourage discussion about safety at work, and ensure everyone is aware of health and safety hazards and how to manage risks to keep workers safe.This year’s campaign will focus on…
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New model WHS Code of Practice to help prevent psychological harm at work
Work-related psychological injuries and illness have a significant negative impact on workers, their families and business. On average, work-related psychological injuries have longer recovery times, higher costs, and require more time away from work when compared with physical injuries. Safe Work Australia Find the the model Code of Practice here https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-code-practice-managing-psychosocial-hazards-work
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National Safe Work Month 2021
think safe. work safe. be safe – That is the theme for National Safe Work Month this year Think safe—is the first step to thinking about work health and safety, which covers the planning and forethought that Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) (such as employers and small business owners) must do to identify…
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COVID – How to manage WHS Responsibilities
Employer responsibilities Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of their workers and others at the workplace. This includes providing and maintaining a work environment that is without risks to health and safety. Businesses must identify hazards at the workplace, and the associated…
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Men’s Health Week
This week is Men’s Health Week. http://www.menshealthweek.org.au/ Males are overrepresented in work-related injury and disease (even when accounting for workforce share). For example, in the administrative and support services industry, males make up 47% of workers but account for 63% of serious injury claims. (Safe Work Australia) Check out the Men’s Health facts and infographics…
