Year: 2025
WHS performance metrics have traditionally been lagging in nature – that is, based on reviewing the events that have passed and reporting on the injuries, the productive time-lost and the associated workers’ compensation claims that have already occurred. While understanding historical trends can be important, the process is essentially a reactive one. While an Organisation’s … Continued
In many organisations, dedicated employees often go above and beyond to keep processes running smoothly. They patch gaps in flawed processes, navigate unclear direction, and take responsibility for the parts of the process that need to happen but aren’t well structured or supported. While this kind of individual commitment is admirable, it can also mask … Continued
As Australia continues to grow its multi-cultural workforce, our workplaces are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse. The challenges for managing onsite safety in these workplaces grows exponentially when language and cultural barriers impact on the ability to effectively communicate with the workforce. This subset of the workforce – broadly classified as culturally and linguistically … Continued
In the face of increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, employers play a critical role in safeguarding not only the physical wellbeing of their workforce but also their psychosocial safety. Whilst it goes without saying that organisations must have developed and implemented Emergency and Business Continuity Plans to ensure the continuity of their business … Continued
QRMC’s consultancy work sometimes takes us to some very interesting workplaces that present WHS challenges that are a little outside the ‘norm’. We have undertaken projects in airports, performing arts theatres, local government operations across the country, retail and their supporting large scale distribution centres, water treatment facilities, food processing and the cattle and red … Continued
As of the 1st of March 2025, Queensland PCBUs are required to have implemented a Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan. This is part of the Qld WHS Regulation’s requirements to manage psychosocial risk (as per Division 11 of the WHS Reg.) which includes the risk from sexual harassment or sex- or gender-based harassment. Sexual harassment or … Continued