Category: Safety

TLDR

Yet another abbreviation entering our general vocabulary: Too Long, Didn't Read. It is sometimes a genuine warning, sometimes part opinionated insult, but…

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Transitioning to AS/NZS ISO 45001

Standards Australia recently re-classified AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems as “available superseded”. This means that AS/NZS 4801 has formally…

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Audit Fatigue

All organisations with established management systems have some form of auditing program that incorporates internal audits, external audits and, potentially, certification audits.…

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Training Workers to Spot Hazards

Workplace hazards can sometimes be ‘looking you in the face’ and still not be recognised. This is especially the case where a…

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Risk Assessing Mental Health

Mental Health continues to emerge as a WHS risk that, if not managed, has the potential to severely impact the wellbeing of…

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Rudeness and your Health at Work

Everyone (unfortunately) at some time in their working life will have had the unpleasant experience of a colleague or superior behaving rudely…

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ISO 45001 - WHS Management starts at the ‘Top’

ISO 45001’s discussion of ‘Top Management’ – the person or group of people who direct or control an organisation at the highest…

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Stay Safe over the Silly Season

During the busy lead up to Christmas, both employers and employees should give some extra thought to safety. PCBUs need to be…

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Looking ahead to 2019

While there are no major legislative overhauls expected in 2019, Safe Work Australia’s review of the model WHS laws is due to…

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