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Warning – “Coffee Cup may contain hot liquid”

While signage is distinctly an administrative control sitting toward the bottom of the ‘hierarchy of controls’, there…

ISO 31000 – what were the effects of the 2018 revision?

The 2018 revision of the overarching industry best-practice standard ISO 31000 Risk Management should prompt healthy discussion.…

National inquiry into sexual harassment

In our February 2018 Insight, we argued that sexual harassment in the workplace…

Updated WHS Codes of Practice

The Queensland Office of Industrial Relations has undertaken a review of all 38

Planning to Manage Threats and Opportunities

The current suite of Industry Standards all include discussion of planning for improvement – whether in the…

Looking Forward - Legislation

As we approach July 1st the Queensland WHS Legislative context will be adjusted with the restoration of…

Managing Cyber Crime Risk

Cyber crime and the consequent need for cyber security is a business risk that’s here to stay.…

Checklists: The pros and cons

Workplaces rely heavily on their WHS inspection and audit checklists. Such checklists assist in prompting what to…

Link between WHS Mgt Review & Due Diligence

In Insight issue 83 we described methods of optimising the management review process.