Browsing: Injury prevention


FRI
11:10AM

Increasing injury risk identified, controls must cover multiple risk profiles and remote work

Australian researchers have found the rate of same-level falls in workplaces is set to surge among a major group of workers, and urged employers to implement tailored interventions, including for remote-work arrangements.


THU
3:19PM

Exposure limit for fumes slashed; Big fines start; more

  • Workplace exposure standard for fumes slashed today;
  • Vic responds to fumes amendment with tips for employers; and
  • Comcare warns of big fines, reveals manslaughter start date.

THU
12:39PM

Over-reliance on engineering controls "misguided", duty holders told to foster WHS cultures

An employer's multiple efforts to engineer out a safety risk failed to prevent a worker's serious crush injuries because of the absence of supplementary administrative controls, a court has found in fining the employer.


WED
12:18PM

TUE
2:41PM

Short questionnaire identifies major work safety risk

An eight-item questionnaire to detect sleep apnoea in at-risk workers has proved to be an effective and low-cost way to screen a workforce for a condition that poses significant safety and health risks, researchers say.


TUE
11:55AM

First WHS undertaking agreed, 34 charges discontinued

The first duty holder to be charged under Western Australia's Work Health and Safety Act has become the first entity to enter a WHS undertaking in the State, with its $1.47 million worth of enforceable commitments aligning with the recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into workplace s-xual harassment.


FRI
12:53PM

Safety professionals should be more empowered, study of COVID-19 responses reveals

Workplace safety professionals were among the first to foresee the extensive threats created by COVID-19, showing that involving them more in emergency decision-making can facilitate more effective responses for organisations and the community, an international study has found.


THU
2:04PM

Quick WHS changes to follow world-first WHS vote

Safe Work Australia has committed to immediately drafting changes to the national model WHS laws to reflect the outcomes of yesterday's WHS ministers meeting on engineered stone and other issues. The non-harmonised state of Victoria will make similar changes to its safety legislation.


WED
5:39PM

WHS ministers vote for stone ban in world first

Australia's WHS ministers have unanimously agreed to prohibit the use, manufacture and supply of engineered stone, under a plan that will be matched with a "complementary customs prohibition" on the material, and new WHS laws for all industries where crystalline silica is present.


WED
3:47PM

Targeting stress-related sleep issues increases motivation and reduces risk of absences

Managers have been urged to target the factors that exacerbate work stress and lead to sleep disorders, with a 12-year study suggesting this can reduce the risk of "poorer work ability trajectories" among older workers.


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