A Belgian transport company has successfully improved its workers' knowledge of how to avoid injuries through a special workplace health program, according to a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) information sheet.
A "litany of near disasters" and the increasing injury rate in the Queensland mining sector have been linked to an influx of inexperienced, poorly-trained workers, and the appointment of supervisors with little understanding of legislative requirements or hazard identification.
Workplace interventions aimed at improving worker productivity are "most effective" if they tackle bullying and harassment and reduce work pressure, a major Safe Work Australia report says.
FIFO workers need emotional support from supervisors; One injury claim made every 18 minutes in Victoria; WorkSafe WA targeting hardware sector; and NT Work Health Authority releases annual report.
OHS regulator ARPANSA has, in a report outlining the seven key characteristics of holistic safety, highlighted the critical role that "non-technical skills" play in reducing incidents and improving productivity.
A new Safe Work Australia report shows that 374 people died from work-related traumatic injuries in Australia in 2010/11 - nearly three times more than identified in an earlier report on the same period.
Comcare outlines policy on "accidental non-compliance" in draft; A thousand workers win workers' comp exemption in NSW; SA Greens progress firefighter Bill, call for "serious" anti-bullying laws; WorkCover NSW targeting glass businesses in wake of deaths, injuries; and Q-COMP releases new medical fees.
