Category: Safety

Patterns of WHS incidents

A recently released book, Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster: Learning from Fatal Incidents in Mines and Other High Hazard Workplaces by…

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Safety Highlights from the L20

The G20 meeting hosted in Brisbane in November 2014 included a Labour 20 (L20) Summit, which incorporated a discussion of work health…

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Managing WHS risks for OS operations

Many of us watch the news from overseas detailing the latest conflict, natural disaster, health emergency or other crisis with interest but…

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“All hours” expectations and stress

In the modern 24-7 world where smart phones and home internet connections facilitate a constant connection to the workplace, employers need to…

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Optimising lessons to be learned from incident investigations

All too often, participants in the investigation of a safety incident feel like the image shown with this post – that they…

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Tackle workaholism for healthier employees

As a follow up to our article in issue 48 of Insight, the “Impact of approachable managers on worker health and safety”,…

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A reminder of the importance of monitoring Safety Management Systems

As a follow up to our article in issue 46 of Insight, the “The Risks of a Neglected WHS System”, a recent…

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SNG Report

The third quarter Safety Networking Group (SNG) meeting was held on 22 August, hosted by the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS). Mick Davis…

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Impact of approachable managers on worker health and safety

Stress at work is recognised as a key determinant of the health and wellbeing of workers. There are a range of work-related…

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