rss

Category: Employers Safety Tips

0

When Do I Need to Inform the Regulator?

Under the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS Act) any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to notify the regulator when certain incidents occur. Part 3 of the WHS Act requires the regulator to be notified of serious workplace incidents and for the site of these incidents to be preserved until an […]

0

Keeping Safe In Wet Weather

Wet weather means wet floors and a wet floor means hazard! There is no mistaking that the east coast of Australia is experiencing some very nasty weather.  The storms and mini tornados that have been ravaging our eastern coastline for the past week have left in their wake moderately heavy rainfalls for most of us. 

0

Australian Injury Management and Workers Compensation Summit 2013

The Australian Injury Management & Workers Compensation Summit will be held at the Bayview Boulevard Hotel in Sydney from the 4th to the 6th of February 2013. The conference comprehensively covers workplace injury from prevention to workers compensation claims management and return to work strategies. The summit will practically demonstrate the best practice strategies to prevent […]

1

YOUR SAFETY OBLIGATIONS AT THE XMAS PARTY – a timely reminder

Christmas is here and it’s a time for celebration.  But what are your work safety obligations? For most of us Christmas involves a party or function of some kind where everyone traditionally lets their hair down and has some fun.  It is important in this time of fun and frivolity that we do not lose […]

0

Communicating Safety in the Workplace

We all know that effective communication is an important part of ensuring a safe work environment in your organisation.  But do we really know if our communication is effective? Is there any feedback?  For instance you can put as many safety signs or hazard notices around your workplace as you like, but are people reading […]

0

Emergency Evacuations are Fun

We’ve all been there…. You are working away when the alarm goes off, everyone looks to each other smiling, the smile turns to a quizzical look, then there is a final look of resignation and realisation (perhaps mixed with an element of irritation) that the alarm is going for a reason and you have to […]

0

Unhealthy Contractors a Safety Risk Too

A workplace injury can happen at any time, and often, it catches contract workers by surprise. When those workers are under the weather, it can be difficult for them to have the necessary focus to complete their daily tasks. Many of these illnesses, like a cold of the flu, generally only require someone to be […]

0

Secrets of Correct Workplace Temperature

Air temperature is the most important thermal comfort factor and it is the air-conditioning system that usually determines the temperature of the workplace. The correct temperature for workers is the temperature that most people find comfortable, without particularly discomforting the few people who have unusual temperature preferences. There is no scientically proven correct temperature for workers other […]

0

Company Fined $50,000 over Electric Shock Incident

A Mulgrave sign installation company has been convicted and fined $50,000 over an incident that left a worker with severe burns to his body after he suffered an electric shock. Southern Ultimate Sign Installations Pty Ltd (Southern USI) pleaded guilty at the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court this week to one charge of failing to provide a […]

0

The Invisible Army

Marissa Deeble from WorkSafe’s Prevention Strategy Division focuses on the safety of workers who perform cleaning tasks. Have you ever thought about the safety of the workers who clean your workshop or office and why are they referred to as the invisible army? Often we focus on the workers who perform ‘high risk’ tasks such […]