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THU
2:22PM

How to reverse widespread EAP resistance

Workers often see referrals to employee assistance programs as "cloaking punishment", but establishing workplace EAP committees that liaise with vendors can help eradicate pushback, a human resources management expert says.


THU
12:30PM

Purported inaction on trauma did not force resignation, worker resisted medical requests

A commission has rejected a worker's allegations that she was forced to resign because her employer failed to shield her from vicarious trauma and its approach to psychological safety was "stuck in the 1990s".


THU
10:39AM

Fatal risk in CBD high-rise foreseeable but not addressed

A second duty holder has been fined over the death of an 80-year-old workplace visitor in a disused stairwell that posed an obvious risk of falling or entrapment, while a business has been fined over a fatality that followed its failure to identify the qualifications and competencies required for high-risk tasks.


WED
3:29PM

WED
2:06PM

Duties breached through supply and segregation flaws

An upstream duty holder has been prosecuted and fined for providing plant with a manual that was missing safety instructions for inspection and cleaning tasks. Another duty holder has been fined for failing to provide a demarcated safety zone for delivery drivers, which led to a double amputation.


WED
12:44PM

Are your safety boots preventing or causing injuries?

Safety shoes are important pieces of personal protective equipment, but they also cause a wide range of injuries and incidents, leading to workers abandoning them, a major review has found.





MON
3:15PM

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