Ben Merens of Wisconsin Public Radio interviewed Gary Namie of the Bullying Institute on 26 May 2010 for 45 minutes on his At Issue radio program. The interview is very timely as new “Healthy Workplace” legislation is being considered in the United States. What was useful in this interview was that the discussion centred on [...]
All posts for the month May, 2010
US workplace bullying interview with Gary Namie
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 31, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/31/us-workplace-bullying-interview-with-gary-namie/
Planning for an ageing workforce – statistical clues
There has been a lot of media attention on the potential impact of an ageing population on all aspects of our society, workplaces included. In terms of OHS, there may be an increased risk of injury as people are encouraged to work longer and past the compulsory retirement age of around 60 to 65. But [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 31, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/31/planning-for-an-ageing-workforce-statistical-clues/
Guidance on the impacts of a workplace death
A short time after a traumatic death of a family member will cause the family to feel they are in a mental spin. Not only are the usual funeral arrangements required but there can seem to be involvement in a personal loss from a mess of government departments and legal bodies. It is not expected that all [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 31, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/31/guidance-on-the-impacts-of-a-workplace-death/
Blog increases readership by over 6,000 in one month
The title is right. SafetyAtWorkBlog readership statistics are 6,000 higher than for April 2010 and over 4,000 higher than the previous monthly record. For May 2010, monthly readership topped 18,000 for the first time. Thanks to everyone who has supported the blog and those new readers. Please don’t be shy in commenting on the articles or in [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 31, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/31/blog-increases-readership-by-over-6000-in-one-month/
Eye injury campaign evidence clarified
A 19 May 2010 SafetyAtWorkBlog article commented on a new eye safety campaign by the Optometrists Association Australia. The eye safety brochure included several statistical references upon which clarification was sought. Shirley Loh, OAA’s National Professional Services Manager has provided references, and we thank her for her efforts. A couple of quotes in question were: [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 31, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/31/eye-injury-campaign-evidence-clarified/
In ROPS we trust
Roll Over Protective Structures (ROPS) are a standard safety design feature on many items of agricultural equipment from tractors to quad bikes. But ROPS do not prevent a rollover, only minimise the risk of injury from a rollover. The Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety alert over a tractor ROPS that failed. The background [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 30, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/30/in-rops-we-trust/
Economic opportunities in the need to comply
Standards Australia may have been going through difficult financial times but the company that sells the documents created by Standards Australia is doing very well. The Australian Financial Review on 26 May 2010 (not available online) reported on the continuing growth of SAI Global and the increasingly important role it may play in the United States’s emphasise on compliance. The [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 29, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/29/economic-opportunities-in-the-need-to-comply/
The risk of being over-policied
The latest OHS podcast from Boardroom Radio reinforces the need to enforce company policies. The impliacation is that it is very easy to equate legislative compliance with the existence of a policy instead of the implementation of a policy. The need to keep polices and procedures simple was mentioned but there is the risk that brevity does not [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 28, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/28/the-risk-of-being-over-policied/
The politics of the insulation debacle become clearer
The debacle of the Australian Government’s insulation job creation scheme faded when the scheme was cancelled suddenly by the Government earlier in 2010. Attention was always going to return at various stages as investigations into the deaths of young insulation installers begin but Parliament resumed earlier and the Opposition attacked. The attack has led to [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 28, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/28/the-politics-of-the-insulation-debacle-become-clearer/
Is illiteracy a big safety risk?
In a couple of years all Australian States will probably have OHS laws which require active consultation on workplace safety matters. But how effective will the consultation be if a noticeable part of one’s workforce struggles with literacy? For many years OHS included a gentle and steady push for OHS information to be provided in Languages Other Than English (LOTE). [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on May 27, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/05/27/is-illiteracy-a-big-safety-risk/
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