Category: Safety

Mental Health, Bullying & Harassment

With National Mental Health Week starting in less than 10 days (9-15 October 2016), it is timely to consider the responsibilities of…

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Business Continuity and Health and Safety

The August Safety Networking Group session included a presentation on the interrelation between Business Continuity, Emergency & Safety. The presentation considered common…

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SNG Meeting Report – Workplace Health: How do you put the ‘H’ back into WHS

During August Queensland Rail hosted the quarterly Safety Networking Group session. Roslyn Miller, a Senior Advisor within WHSQ’s Healthy Workers Initiative presented…

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Benefits of Safety Audits

Most Australian organisations over a certain size incorporate a regular safety auditing program as part of their safety management systems. As outlined…

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Are your internal audits simply about compliance?

The very nature of the word ‘audit’ conjures up images of an inspector, policeman or even judge.  No matter how much positive…

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Safety Leadership

To effectively manage the WHS challenges within modern-day industry it has become evident that relying solely on a Management System will only…

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How Accountable are the ‘Bean-Counters’?

WHS legislation across Australia imposes clear duties and obligations on business owners, managers and workers in relation to maintaining a safe workplace.…

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Are we Communicating Safety?

... or is vital information being lost? Effective communication is a fundamental component of all management systems. Good communication will make a…

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Streamlining WHSMS

Is your WHS Management System really helping the end-user? Most organisations have WHS Management Systems implemented in one form or another in…

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