News Flash! The Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008(QLD) Revision is now open for comment. The Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997 will expire on 1 September 2008. As a result, the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 is proposed to take its place. A Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared to explain the […]
QLD The changes to licenses are an effort to improve workplace health and safety by: introducing structured training before a person obtains a license; and Relying on the management of licensing related training products and service delivery through vocational education and training sectors. The changes will address identity fraud issues through the inclusion of renewable […]
Whether your business is big or small you have an obligation as an owner or employer to make sure your working environment is safe. There are no excuses or exceptions: so listen up. As an employer you have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of employees, volunteers and outworkers. You are also responsible […]
Workplace Health and Safety advice is free if you know where to look. Here at Safety Concepts we take pride in the work we do to help businesses in Australia understand their responsibilities. However Safety Concepts are not the only ones to bring together information about OHS and post it free on their site. There are many […]
Conducting regular health and safety audits is the way enlightened companies are maintaining safe work environments and staying out of court. And what is more the overwhelming majority of these audits are being conducted by independent experts who can provide the sort of service only available from a third party. One of our customers said recently […]
There is a proven way to create a better safety culture at your workplace. Just develop in all employees a greater awareness of personal safety than you might find elsewhere. Sounds too simple! Yet changing your present culture at work to one that embraces safety can be much easier than you think – if you follow the advice of the experts.
One of our most popular requests is for help with Workplace Health and Safety as it relates to the Aged Care industry. Spare a thought for the care worker who injures themselves while trying to stop an elderly patient from falling. Or the nurse in the alzheimer unit who dislocates a knee after slipping on waste-matter […]
Ergonomics is the science and practice of designing jobs or workplaces to match the capabilities and limitations of the human body. Here are the Safety Concepts top ten ergonomics tips:
Health and safety inspectors visiting one contruction site were shocked to find two young apprentices working on a girder 5metres above the ground in order to paint a support beam. Asked why they did not have safety harnesses or nets in place the men said they had been told that because they were still on […]
A man’s arm was amputated at the elbow by a conveyor at a Laverton rock and concrete crushing plant in May. According to a WorkSafe Victoria media release an investigation is underway into the accident.
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