Thousands of workers around NSW will have better support at work while overcoming mental health challenges thanks to the NSW Government’s Mentally Healthy Workplaces strategy. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean is launching a new workplace intervention program, a new website with free support and resources, and additional funding to help drought-affected farm workers living…
The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, has launched National Safe Work Month for 2018, with the theme this year being “A moment is all it takes.” While a safety incident can happen in a moment and in any workplace, a moment’s forethought can prevent harm. Safe Work Australia are encouraging…
Safe Work Australia’s Chair, Diane Smith-Gander released Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2018 today, with the latest figures in national work-related injuries, diseases and fatalities.
Work Safe QLD have developed a safety facilitation training film based on the true story of Jed Millen. Jed had been in the construction industry for close to 20 years when he fell five metres from a bridge that collapsed without warning. An accumulation of avoidable mistakes resulted in a serious spinal injury and caused…
Workers with psychological injuries generally have lower return to work (RTW) rates than workers with physical injuries, but there are things employers can do to improve the outcomes. The Return to work: A comparison of psychological and physical injury claims report looks at the similarities and differences between psychological and physical claims, including how workers…
Poor psychological safety costs Australian organisations $6 billion per annum in lost productivity. This is primarily because psychological injuries typically require three times more time off work than other injuries. Safe Work Australia have developed a guide for employers and workers, which describes how to build a psychologically healthy and safe workplace by identifying, assessing…
Silicosis is a group of occupational lung diseases caused by breathing in silica dust. It has been described since ancient times, when miners and stone cutters were exposed to dust containing this crystalline mineral. However, there has been a worrying resurgence of cases recently, as a recent New South Wales parliamentary committee has heard. Now…
Helping workers return to their normal job after an injury is called ‘return to work’, and it’s an important step in their recovery. Research shows that work is generally good for health and wellbeing, while long term work absence, work disability and unemployment can have a negative impact on health and wellbeing.
Construction is one of the fastest growing industries in Victoria, employing around 275,000 workers. While significant safety improvements have been made, the number of deaths, injuries and near miss incidents remain too high. Each week, around 60 construction workers are injured seriously enough that they have to stop work. These injuries commonly occur as a…
SafeWork NSW has launched a $3.2 million campaign aimed at ensuring workers and employers stay safe on the job. The “Safety starts with you” campaign has been developed to improve safety and help reduce workplace injuries and illnesses across NSW. It highlights risky behaviour in an effort to reduce the number of injuries in NSW…
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