By Occupational Health News on June 21, 2010
OHS at the design stage underpins a new ISO technical report that investigates using lifts during an emergency evacuation.
The study debunks the common wisdom that lifts should not be used in an emergency. It says a lift could actually be a viable escape option for those who have difficulties using stairs, such as pregnant women ...more
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By Occupational Health News on June 9, 2010
Comcare has initiated a prosecution against Aust Post after an investigation it conducted of Post’s NT Palmerton Delivery Centre allegedly turned up six unroadworthy motorcycles, including the bike ridden by a contractor killed in a road crash. Comcare stressed its investigation also found the bike’s condition hadn’t caused the contractor’s death. Comcare said it would ...more
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By Occupational Health News on April 28, 2010
Serious leadership deficiency gaps in the nation’s workplaces are affecting the health and safety of employees, a new Aust Institute of Management (AIM)/Safety Institute of Aust (SIA) survey has found.
“The findings are disturbing,” AIM Vic/Tas CEO Susan Heron told the Safety in Action conference on April 20. “They indicate that many of the leaders of ...more
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By Occupational Health News on April 28, 2010
As health and safety problems were linked to the “innovation spark” in workplaces, it was important to ask: “are you that certain you have harvested all the innovation possibilities that reside in your workplace?” Heron said.
“One of the messages you can take from the survey findings is that OHS personnel will benefit from improved management ...more
Posted in OH&S | Tagged Health & safety, innovation |
By Occupational Health News on April 21, 2010
Employees who commit “wilful, negligent or reckless safety breaches can reasonably be held to have committed misconduct”, Fair Work Aust Senior Deputy Pres Jonathan Hamberger has held. “Indeed, the definition of serious misconduct in reg 1.07 of the Fair Work Act 2009 expressly includes conduct that causes serious and imminent risk to the health and safety [H&S] of a person,” he said.
Posted in OH&S | Tagged Reckless conduct |
By Workforce on December 11, 2009
Today’s WR Ministerial Council meeting has signed-off on a new model OHS law with only WA holding out. At presstime, Dep PM & WR Minister Julia Gillard said most states and territories “have agreed to enact the agreed model OHS Act”, while WA has agreed to continue to aim for national harmonisation of OHS laws
Posted in OH&S | Tagged awards, Julia Gillard, Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS harmonisation, OHS laws |
By Occupational Health News on November 11, 2009
The draft model OHS Act (see Rudd lays down law on workplace safety: OHN comment) will now proceed to its next stage after the public comment period closed on Monday Nov 9.
Posted in HR Management, OH&S, Workplace Relations | Tagged Model OHS Act, OH&S legislation, OHS laws |
By Occupational Health News on October 16, 2009
The Fed Govt’s tight timeline for public comment on the draft model OHS laws is leading to a level of “apathy” and “apprehension” in some OHS quarters, says Deacons WR and OHS partner Michael Tooma.
Posted in OH&S | Tagged OHS laws, Safe Work Australia |
