On 30 August 2010, WorkSafe Victoria released a media statement about a case in a Magistrates’ Court concerning the death of a worker. Nothing new in that but in this case first aid gains a prominence that is rarely seen because in this case adequate first aid was not provided. The uniqueness of the case justifies reproducing the media release in full: “A [...]
All posts for the month August, 2010
The cost of not having first aid
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 30, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/30/the-cost-of-not-having-first-aid/
IOSH responds to OHS misperceptions
If ever there was an indication that the UK’s Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) is the leading OHS organisation around the world, its entry into the OHS debate generated by the new UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the inquiry into OHS by Lord Young confirms it. ”Rebalancing Act?” is a terrific summary [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 29, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/29/iosh-responds-to-ohs-misperceptions/
Australian Noise report. Is anyone listening?
Safe Work Australia has released a very important report called “Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Australia “. The report confirms many of the challenges faced by OHS professionals. There is, among others, An over-reliance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Noise is not taken seriously Effective noise control is undervalued Small and medium-sized companies pay less [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 27, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/27/australian-noise-report-is-anyone-listening/
A bitter internal dispute at the Safety Institute gets a public airing
A member of the Safety Institute of Australia, Sue Bottrell, has taken offence at some of the content in this SafetyAtWorkBlog article. She has claimed, in a proposed legal action against me, that my blog article, based on an article written by Gavin Waugh and published in Australian Safety Matters Magazine, has defamed her. Similar [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 24, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/24/a-bitter-internal-dispute-at-the-safety-institute-gets-a-public-airing/
Tooma takes aim at the Environment Minister over accountability
Participants at the 2010 Safety In Action conference and the 2010 ASSE Conference will be familiar with lawyer, Michael Tooma‘s faith in due diligence to improve safety management in Australia. In the lead-up to his appearance at another Australian OHS conference in October 2010 he has again restated his faith but this largely ignores the changed political context of OHS harmonisation [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 24, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/24/tooma-takes-aim-at-the-environment-minister-over-accountability/
The potential of Safety Impact Assessments
For some time, several countries have had legislation that require Environment Impact Assessments. Why don’t we have Safety Impact Assessments? Often safety issues are applied retrospectively in project development. Often the application is impeded by actions or pathways that are already in place, although embryonic. There is evidence that safety performance can be greatly improved by having safety considerations [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 23, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/23/the-potential-of-safety-impact-assessments/
WorkCover and Suicides
In response to a recent post about Workplace Suicides, Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson provided a lengthy comment that I believe deserves a post of its own: The hardest funeral to say “a few words” at is the funeral of a suicide victim. The hardest thing to do is look into the hearts of the family and friends of the person [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 17, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workcover-and-suicides/
Death at work differ from work-related death
Often immediately following an incident, the safety manager receives a brief phone call “There’s been an accident.” Information is scarce and, in my experience, often wrong or more fairly inadequate. in OHS there will always be an assumption that an injury or death is work-related as that is our patch but people die every day [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 17, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/17/workplace-suicides-need-to-be-acknowledged-reported-analysed-and-prevented/
Tweet button on articles
Regular readers will notice a new Tweet button at the base of each blog article. By clicking this button you are able to bring the article to the attention of your followers through Twitter. I encourage you to use this free service but equally encourage you to provide your thoughts on the article so that everyone can [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on August 13, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/08/13/tweet-button-on-articles/
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