Industry safety guides are a proven, solid approach to attracting the attention of workers, educating and motivating them to meet higher standards in the workplace and when working within the community.
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The results from the National Return to Work Survey undertaken in April 2016 has been released by Safe Work Australia who have published two national Return to Work Survey reports.
The reports compare the return to work experience and outcomes of injured workers of premium payers and self-insurers against a number of variables, including returning to work, workplace rehabilitation and employer support. Continue reading
Safe Work Australia have released the third annual national statement to identify emerging trends in psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces.
A typical mental stress or harassment / bullying claim shows that a person will typically take 9.4 weeks off work costing around $18-22k. 30% of mental stress claims are caused by work pressure and the public order and safety services industries have the highest rates of harassment/bullying claims lodged.
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The Queensland Government has developed a range of work health and safety eTools that can be used by businesses and organisations to assess the risks for various hazards and determine the return on investment for their health and safety initiatives. Continue reading
Safe Work Australia published two new research reports presenting findings on the prevalence of workplace bullying and harassment; and the impact of poor mental health in the workplace on organisational productivity.
The Psychosocial Safety Climate and Better Productivity in Australian Workplaces: Cost, Productivity, Presenteeism, Absenteesim report suggests that productivity losses associated with low levels of management commitment to psychological health and safety in the workplace comes at an estimated cost to employers of $6 billion per annum.
The Bullying & Harassment in Australian Workplaces: Results from the Australian Workplace Barometer project 2014/2015 report provides information on the prevalence of bullying and harassment in Australian workplaces and notes an increase in the estimated prevalence of workplace bullying from 7% in 2009-10 to 9.7% in 2014-15.
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Workplace bullying is a risk to health and safety, and can occur in all types of workplaces.
To help support workplaces, Safe Work Australia has updated two publications on workplace bullying which will provide greater guidance for managers and workers. Continue reading
Small businesses account for more than 95 per cent of all Australian businesses and are responsible for the health and safety of approximately 4.8 million workers.
Safe Work Australia have revealed that managers, particularly in small business, need support to help them improve work health and safety compliance.
These findings are from a recent report released by Safe Work Australia, that looks at employers’ beliefs regarding how well they manage work health and safety in their workplace and how they perceive their own approach to safety in an organisation.
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This week is National Farm Safety Week (18-22 July 2016), a time to raise awareness of farm safety issues across Australia and highlight some of the practical steps farmers can take to improve worker health and safety on farms.
Agriculture can be a rewarding industry to work in, but it can also be dangerous.
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Luckily for workers in 2016, we have come a long way from the days of seeing construction workers having their break 95 meters from the ground with no harness. Most people would agree there isn’t anything more important than safety in the workplace, but unfortunately we are still seeing fatalities and serious injuries occurring in the workplace.
Safe Work Australia has published a new chemicals database to make it easier for manufacturers, importers, suppliers and end-users of chemicals to meet the requirements of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
The Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS) provides information on over 4 500 chemicals that have been classified in accordance with the GHS. Continue reading
