AFL-CIO in the States has given us permission to re-publish one of their articles. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is a voluntary federation …
Beginning 1 January 2010, there will be a series of new minimum employment standards in place in Australia that will affect all business under the IR federal regulations. Here’s a brief look at the items that will be covered in the new regulations.
Effective OHS Communication and Consultation is an essential, yet often overlooked (or underdone) area of an OHS management system in the workplace. Chris Beasley of Smart OHS™, sheds light on improving the way we communicate OHS issues in the workplace.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Induction training is a key element to the OHS policy and framework within any enterprise. Any business that does not conduct OHS training as part of an induction program has effectively failed to meet its OHS obligations under the law of the state within which it operates. The induction should form part of the suite [...]
Each State has Occupational Health and Safety legislation that sets out legal responsibilities of employees. While these vary between states, Safety Concepts has summarized them as these golden rules:
Changes to the Commonwealth OHS regulatory framework came into effect this month. The changes have been quite controversial with plenty of political debate, particularly in NSW and Victoria, about potential for confusion where dual coverage under a commonwealth and state legislation may exist. Some see something more sinister; a way for the federal government to wind [...]
