Last night SafetyAtWorkBlog interviewed Rex Hoy, Group Manager with Safe Work Australia, the national safety awards night in Canberra. A podcast of an exclusive interview with Rex is available now.
All posts for the month April, 2009
Safe Work Australia Awards – Interview with Rex Hoy
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 29, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/29/safe-work-australia-awards-interview-with-rex-hoy/
Safe Work Australia Awards 2008
Safe Work Australia is a fairly new configuration for Australia’s OHS department but it’s awards have been going for some years. On 28 April 2009 the awards were held in Canberra. The timings don’t seem quite right but that is the scheduling of these sorts of things in Australia. The award winners from the State [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 29, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/29/safe-work-australia-awards-2008/
Handwashing as a risk control
Everyone knows that we are cleaner for the washing of our hands. The childhood fibs of our parents that potatoes will grow behind our ears if we don’t wash there regularly have been pretty much dismissed. There was little evidence for the benefits of washing behind our ears other than the authority and wisdom of [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 28, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/28/handwashing-as-a-risk-control/
Swine Flu – workplace preparations
There is swine flu information coming at us from all directions. Thankfully in Australia the flu itself has not appeared from any direction but… For those businesses that are not prepared for potential pandemics, don’t panic, but remember that you have known about this potential since before SARS and if you have not put any [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 27, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-workplace-preparations/
The tenuousness of safety culture
Only a few days ago, SafetyAtWorkBlog questioned the usefulness of vision statements. A leaked internal memorandum from the structural mechanical process division of John Holland reported in the Australian media on 27 April 2009 shows just how tenuous such statements can be. According to an article in the Australian Financial Review (not available online, page [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 27, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/27/the-tenuousness-of-safety-culture/
Vision statements = hypocrisy (mostly)
I have experienced two situations recently which made me question the value of corporate mission statements. Recently the CEO of an Australian company spoke about how safety was a core value and how committed to safety she was. She is a recognised leader in safety and directly involves herself in safety management and meetings. [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 23, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/23/vision-statements-hypocrisy-mostly/
Two serious incidents in Victoria
In the days leading up to International Worker’s Day, their is a heightened sensitivity about workplace incidents. Today, 20 April 2009, there were two incidents in Victoria that have involved emergency air ambulance flights to Melbourne. One is being undertaken as this blog article is being written. The Rural Ambulance service has advised SafetyAtWorkBlog that [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 21, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/21/two-serious-incidents-in-victoria/
“Getting back on the (trauma) horse”
Mental health in the workplace is one of those recent manifestations of psychosocial hazards. It continues to evolve and during this process one is never quite sure where the best and most relevant information can be obtained. Cnfusion for the safety professional can come from new, slightly off-topic, issues that can skew the public perception [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 21, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/21/getting-back-on-the-trauma-horse/
The value of brevity in government submissions and business reports
In Australia, at the moment, there are several governmental inquiries that could involve safety management issues. Submissions to inquiries can often be bloated with information that a review panel already knows or can be off topic. Frequently, relevant but not essential information is included in the body of the submission where it could be just [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 20, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/20/the-value-of-brevity-in-government-submissions-and-business-reports/
Genetic discrimination at the workplace
In the Men’s Health page (page 59, not available online) of the Australian Financial Review on 16 April 2009 was a mention of a verified case of genetic discrimination in worker’s compensation. It says that a woman slipped at work and lodged a worker’s compensation application. The assessment tribunal noted that some members of her [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 20, 2009
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2009/04/20/genetic-discrimination-at-the-workplace/
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