Category: News

Reputational risk from supply chains

How many times have we heard Apple come under fire because of terrible employee health and safety practices at supplier factories in…

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TNA, ROPS, HRO, WBV, DPM … WTF?

FYI acronyms have become such a part of everyday language that sometimes complete sentences can be spoken or typed just by using…

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Changes to Wiring Rules

The new Wiring Rules AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical Installation has been released reflecting a number of changes from the previous 2007 version: new…

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Simplifying Business Continuity

Business Continuity is often mistaken for some form or Emergency Management, with the responsibility for its implementation left to the Emergency Management…

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Does your supply chain have its Chain of Responsibility requirements locked away?

Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law and, every party in the ‘heavy vehicle’ supply chain is responsible and may be held liable…

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ISO 45001 update

Standards Australia has recently announced an "adoption process" and likely late 2018 publication date for the local version of the ISO 45001:2018,…

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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 are many instances where practicality…

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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. While the definition of risk…

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National inquiry into sexual harassment

In our February 2018 Insight, we argued that sexual harassment in the workplace should be more properly considered as a work health…

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