August each year is Australian Tradies National Health Month (TNHM), a campaign to bring awareness to tradies’ health and encourage them to look after their wellbeing. Australian tradies make 190 serious workers’ compensation claims every day – three times the national average – according to a Safe Work Australia analysis of data from 2010-11 to […]
Hearing loss is a significant contributor to dementia, according to a new report which found that one third of dementia cases may be preventable, or could be delayed with appropriate lifestyle choices. Combining the work of 24 experts, Dementia prevention, intervention, and care was published in July 2017 in medical journal, The Lancet and presented […]
Before placing your or your employee’s life in the hands of a harness, its anchor point must be inspected for installation integrity rather than relying on the certification of the anchor point – if one has been done. Executive Officer, Safety and Risk for Master Builders NSW, David Solomon urged people to consider what an […]
Mental health conditions and drug and alcohol problems are the leading causes of productivity loss and time off work according to an analysis of data published in the Journal of Occupation and Environmental Medicine. The study which assessed data from a survey of 78,000 Australian workers found that ‘psychological distress’ including depression, as well as […]
Workplace functions, events or parties are generally considered a work activity under OHS legislation and employers are responsible for the health and safety of employees, who must also take some responsibility. This applies no matter where or when the function, event or party is held and it may also include the trip home. As with […]
There are huge financial and cultural benefits of having a safe and healthy workplace. Indirect cost benefits include improved productivity, morale and business reputation while absenteeism and insurance premiums are reduced. Preventing injuries or incidents will also avoid significant associated business operations costs, including sick leave, overtime and excess payments, medical and legal costs, which […]
Young workers – classified as 15-24 year-olds – face the greatest risk of workplace injury due to their inexperience, combined with developmental and generational factors. Shockingly, any new worker – no matter their age – is as likely to suffer an injury during the first six months at a workplace as during the whole of […]
Flu vaccines and hand hygiene programs have been consistently shown to save businesses money by reducing absenteeism and presenteeism (people attending work while sick), according to a research paper published in March 2017. Titled Assessing workplace infectious illness management in Australian workplaces, the researchers interviewed management or safety officers from 14 Australian organisations and analysed […]
