Category: Safety

Who has access?

The issue of ‘access’ and ‘accessibility’ comes up in a number of the ISO Management Standards, and within a series of audit…

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Are you prepared for the new Psychosocial Code of Practice? Part 1

Employers in Australia have had quite a few years to get used to expectations around managing the physical aspects of workplace health…

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Does automation undermine workplace responsibility?

With automation having been introduced across most industries to some extent, there is little doubt that it has far-reaching benefits in reducing…

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How does your Safety Management System function when key staff are missing?

This is a pivotal question and one that is integral to the success of WHS management, as an organisation’s SMS should not…

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Technology Improving Safety

Cast your mind back 20 years to 2002. Before Apple invented the iPhone. Before Smart TVs and Netflix. Before Facebook. Before Uber…

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WHS Risk Registers

A WHS Risk Register is not technically required under the WHS Legislation. Nor is this term discussed in ISO 45001 or ISO…

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Health and Safety Checks When Returning to the Office

Following nearly two and a half years of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations have begun the process of requiring…

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Legislative Requirements for Safe Work Method Statements (Part 2)

In Part 1 of our series on Safe Work Method Statements, or SWMS, we looked at the lesser known and lesser understood…

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Legislative Requirements for Safe Work Method Statements (Part 1)

Safe Work Method Statements, commonly called SWMS, have been around for many years now. In this two-part series of articles on SWMS,…

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