Three safety regulators have outlined how to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries, choose the right respirator when working with harmful contaminants, and prevent Legionnaires' disease at work facilities.
An employer has reduced the number of its open workers' comp claims from more than 300 in NSW alone to 80 nationally in five years, after introducing an injury management system with "injury monitoring" and post-surgery return-to-work plans.
A national employer has ensured its standard workers' comp and return-to-work processes effectively function in every jurisdiction, as well as across a diverse range of industries, by incorporating the "tightest" regulations from each state and territory, the National Workers' Compensation Summit has heard.
An employer that puts "pressure" on managers to prevent injuries, and gives them the resources to do so, has created a culture where nine in 10 workers feel they can openly discuss safety issues, its national WHS manager says.
An employer that introduced a driver safety training program focusing on performance assessments and feedback has slashed its lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) and eliminated common law injury claims.
Renowned OHS academic Professor Michael Quinlan has identified 10 "pattern causes" that repeatedly recur in workplace disasters - and worker behaviour isn't one of them.
An employer that introduced cancer screening programs in response to employee concerns has detected at least one worker's cancer in its early stages, its chief executive says.
Employers that want to "infect" their organisation with the "safety virus" should turn to storytelling as their tool of choice, communication specialist Yamini Naidu says.
An employer that has a limited budget, and relies on workers to run a number of health and wellbeing programs, has seen program participation rates skyrocket from 12 to 90 per cent in five years.
The most highly-developed safety systems and plans will still fail if employers don't get the "people" component of their approach right, a safety professional says.
