Category: News

Manage social media risk

Social media has rapidly become a part of doing business in the modern world. From search engine optimisation activities through to direct…

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Study others’ WHS mistakes

It is sometimes very straightforward to identify and understand the cause of a workplace incident. If a power cable has been strung…

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Minimising employee safety risks from home offices

As QRMC has discussed in previous issues of Insight, telecommuting or working from a home-based office is an increasing trend of modern…

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Crafting a good RTW plan

Return-to-work (RTW) plans are one of the most effective ways for injured workers to achieve a prompt and sustainable return to their…

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ASX strengthens Risk Management requirements

In late March the ASX Corporate Governance Council (the corporate governance promotion arm of the Australian Securities Exchange) released the third edition…

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Preventing recurrence of WHS incidents

A critical part of the process of investigating WHS incidents in the workplace is to identify how the incident occurred in order…

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Selecting scenarios for BCP exercises

Giving consideration to the vulnerabilities of your organisation’s daily operations and documenting planned responses in a Business Continuity Plan is good practice…

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Does your accountant know their WHS responsibilities as a company officer?

More than 2 years after the mirror Work Health and Safety legislation was introduced into a number of States, most executive management…

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Update to WHS and Electrical Safety Codes of Practice in Qld

Codes of Practice under the harmonised Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations are admissible in court proceedings. Courts may regard a…

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