Health and Safety
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Why is health and safety training important?
Marina Mirkina | February 25, 2020If you’re a business owner, you are responsible for keeping both employees and customers safe while they’re on the premises but this task isn’t as complicated as you may think.
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Important things you need to know when dealing with a workplace accident
Carolin Petterson | August 26, 2019Workplace accidents are something most business owners don’t give a lot of attention to until it actually occurs at their business.
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PM urged to accept recommendations to stop workplace deaths
First 5000 | February 25, 2019The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has urged the Morrison Government to introduce Federal industrial manslaughter laws after the Industrial Relations Ministers’ own inquiry recommended it.
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Best practices for forklift use
Liam Smith | February 23, 2019It’s not exactly the safest job in the world, but working with forklifts is necessary to get things done in any warehouse. You have a plethora of things to watch out for.
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The touchy subject of obesity in the workplace
First 5000 | October 26, 2018Overweight workers are costing Australian companies hundreds of millions of dollars per year and employers are refraining from addressing their concerns about obesity due to a fear of sounding discriminative or being accused of “fat shaming”.
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Work death widow calls for better safety procedures
First 5000 | October 8, 2018Backed by the CFMEU, the widow of a worker killed on the Royal Adelaide Hospital site has called for a new safety commissioner for South Australia and mandatory coronial inquests.
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Outsourcing drug testing for SMEs
First 5000 | October 5, 2018Staff working under the influence of drugs or alcohol can be dangerous, not just to themselves, but their fellow workers and the organisation’s reputation. Outsourcing tests can improve employee compliance and workplace safety for all.
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Spotlight shines on Queensland safe work and return to work initiatives
First 5000 | October 3, 2018Outstanding examples of safe work and return to work initiatives in Queensland have been celebrated at a gala luncheon in Brisbane.
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Why boards need better safety governance guidance
First 5000 | October 2, 2018Current safety governance guidance available to Boards is limited and associated standards of reporting should be reviewed, according to an expert in risk management and mitigation.
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What is “safety differently”?
First 5000 | September 24, 2018Safety Differently is the name given to a movement within the safety industry that challenges organisations to view three key areas of their business differently – how safety is defined, the role of people, and the focus of the business.
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The cost of work accidents hits home
First 5000 | September 23, 2018The social and financial impact of a workplace injury or illness is one thing that most Australians will never face. Unfortunately for some in the community, the impacts of a workplace accident are very real and the on-going issues for family members can be devastating and life-long.
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Crackdown on mining firms passing safety costs to workers
First 5000 | September 22, 2018Queensland’s Mines Inspectorate has announced a crackdown on companies that insist labour hire workers pay for their own safety equipment and health checks.
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Safety alert issued for engineered stone benchtop workers
First 5000 | September 19, 2018Queensland’s Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has issued an urgent safety warning for workers and employers in the state’s engineered stone benchtop manufacturing industry to remind them that the dry cutting of engineered stone is prohibited due to the risk of inhaling silica dust.
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Finalists for the Queensland Safe Work Awards announced
First 5000 | September 12, 2018Queensland’s Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has announced the finalists in the 2018 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards, with 35 finalists across 10 categories.
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Does ‘burnout’ affect a worker’s ability to follow safe work procedures?
First 5000 | September 9, 2018Burnout has long been considered a workplace hazard but can often be overlooked when assessing risk. A worker exhibiting signs of burnout is certainly less productive, but are they also less safe?