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.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is likely to scrutinise the supply-chain conditions provided by major employers such as Coles, after revealing it will focus on the retail sector as part of its first annual work program.
New guidelines to tackle defibrillator-related work deaths; Truck operators warned after speeding incidents as NTC issues safety tips; and Essential safety news from Qld, Vic, NSW and Standards Australia.
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.
Widespread inspections urged after Sydney crane collapse; Work-related-fatality rate falls in July; Speedy highway upgrade "dispels" safety myth; and BP supervisors plead not guilty to manslaughter of 11 workers.
Employers and homeowners are being warned - on the first day of Asbestos Awareness Week today - that a "misleading" government booklet could result in more asbestos-disease victims. Employers are also being reminded that many asbestos-containing materials are still present in workplaces.
