Safely returning to the workplace after the coronavirus pandemic and monitoring the ongoing health and safety of employees requires collecting an unprecedented amount of employee data, particularly employee health information,…
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WorkSafe is issuing a reminder about the risks with using unsuitable flexible hose assemblies at dangerous goods facilities following two recent incidents that resulted in loss of containment. Background WorkSafe…
Use this opportunity to improve your business’ Safety and Health Management System by: Undertake a Safety and Health Management System Compliance Audit. Undertaking a Risk Assessment of your entire business…
Driving while sleep-deprived has reached worrying levels in Australia, with 20 per cent of respondents to a new survey admitting they have fallen asleep at the wheel at least once….
In December 2019, a worker suffered serious injury after falling approximately 5m through a roof whilst doing maintenance on a shed. In a similar incident in February 2020, a man…
Orora Limited (parent company of Orora Packaging Solutions) recently entered into an enforceable undertaking with a total expenditure of $340,540 following a 2015 incident in which a worker was injured…
SafeWork NSW recently issued a safety alert regarding fake respiratory protective equipment (RPE) entering the Australian market. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for P2 disposable respirators, and as a…
Inghams Enterprises recently entered into a $499,000 enforceable undertaking over a 2016 incident in which a worker was injured at its Prestons site in NSW. The employee was working in…
Autumn is here now and the weather is getting cooler. We are slowly moving towards winter in Australia. Winter brings its own challenges. One of them is people getting sick…
Working from home presents itself with many challenges including dealing with distractions that creep into work life. While we take it that our homes are our places of comfort, they…