Noise is a major workplace health and safety hazard and under WHS legislation, workers must be protected from the risk of hearing loss. Hazardous noise can destroy the ability to hear clearly, making it more difficult to hear sounds necessary for working safely such as instructions or warning signals.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every hour of sitting cuts 22 minutes from our life span Sitting is the new smoking and your chair is out to harm your health. Research reveals that every hour of sitting cuts approximately 22 minutes from our life span, and alarmingly we spend as much as 80% of our working day seated.
The number of Australians who are deaf or hearing impaired is increasing because of long-term exposure to excessive noise – often in the workplace – accidents, the environment and the ageing of the population. Noise is a major workplace health and safety hazard and under WHS legislation, workers must be protected from the risk of…
In 2013, unfortunately 191 workers were fatally injured at work. This is 16% lower than the 228 deaths recorded in 2012 and 39% lower than the highest number of worker deaths recorded in the series (311) in 2007.
This years theme for Farm Safety Week is ‘Safe Farms – Healthy Farmers’ and targets practical issues that farmers can take to improve safety and health for themselves, their workers and family members. A free phone app has also been released to help farmers with safety inductions for new workers on their farm.
Australian workplaces have recorded the lowest number of fatalities in 11 years according to data released by Safe Work Australia in the report Work-related Traumatic Fatalities, Australia 2014.
Premier Mike Baird took time out to meet with one of Safety Australia Group’s paramedics at Bankstown Railway Station this morning.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by Robert Keft, 2 June 2014 Do you have glossophobia? If you do, you are certainly not alone as many people have this fear. In fact, it is one thing that is feared the most in many communities.
Manual Handling: What are you doing to prevent almost half of Australia’s workplace injuries? While some jobs have obvious hazards, others present dangers that aren’t so apparent. And every workplace poses risks to the people who work there.
beyondblue has launched an Australian-first national campaign in conjunction with the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance to encourage Australia’s business leaders to take action on mental health. It comes as a new PwC report reveals that Australian businesses will receive an average return of $2.30 for every $1 they invest in effective workplace mental health…
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