Further to the blog post on the prioritization of draft Codes and Regulations by Safe Work Australia, SafetyAtWorkBlog has been advised that the release of these documents will no longer be around 10 November 2010. A December 2010 release is now being planned for. Whether the Public Comment period will similarly be put back has [...]
All posts for the month October, 2010
Delays in draft OHS harmonisation documents
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 28, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/28/delays-in-draft-ohs-harmonisation-documents/
OHS in procurement guideline should be the start and not the end
The Chris Maxwell Report into OHS in Victoria is of historical interest now but one concept in particular from the report continues to echo in OHS and Government circles – government departments and authorities as exemplars of workplace safety. The latest echo of this concept appeared in a WorkSafe Week seminar in Melbourne on 25 [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 26, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/26/ohs-in-procurement-guideline-should-be-the-start-and-not-the-end/
Media statements are everywhere as Safe Work Australia Week begins
Today was a big day for organisations and government authorities to restate their commitments to workplace safety. Queensland’s Industrial Relations Cameron Dick has stated that “workers and their families were paying too high a price for their jobs. “Every year more than 100 Queenslanders die and tens of thousands more suffer a work-related injury or illness, costing [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 25, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/25/media-statements-are-everywhere-as-safe-work-australia-week-begins/
Hard copy OHS publications
Printing is expensive and the internet has provided an attractive alternative and low-cost distribution network that particularly suits OHS information. The precursor to the SafetyAtWorkBlog, the Safety AT WORK magazine, was distributed as a PDF magazine only and online for years. Publishing online allows for all the printing costs to be outsourced to the subscribers or readers, or [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 25, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/25/hard-copy-ohs-publications/
Safe Work Australia Ambassadors
I am proud to be one of the 50 Safety Ambassadors in support of Safe Work Australia Week for 2010. A list of Ambassadors is available at the Safe Work Australia website. Safe Work Australia has a strong support role for the safety week events held in each of the Australian States as well as providing national safety awards each year [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 25, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/25/safe-work-australia-ambassadors/
Avoiding the OHS training dead-end
[Ed: There has been a terrific response to Col Finie's post on training and OHS qualifications both on and off the SafetyAtWorkBlog. Col provides a further article below] Brett’s point is critical for mine. ["I reiterate my point that practical experience is the key, because if you do not use that “core body of knowledge” [...]
Posted by colrf on October 23, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/23/avoiding-the-ohs-training-dead-end/
What academic qualifications are needed to be a safety professional?
The Safety Institute of Australia has been investigating the development of a “core body of knowledge” for OHS in Australia for some years. Recently the institute released a discussion paper on the proposed accreditation idea for OH&S professionals. There is some similarity to moves in other countries such as the UK and to the situation in Canada. Regular contributor Col [...]
Posted by colrf on October 22, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/22/what-academic-qualifications-are-needed-to-be-a-safety-professional/
Australian business is outraged over OHS changes but is it all piss and wind?
Australian business groups have written an open letter to the New South Wales Government protesting about the decision to continue with some OHS processes specific to New South Wales regardless of previous commitments to support the harmonisation of OHS laws. As the letter was published as an advertisement (Page 6 of The Australian on 20 October 2010), it is not readily available online [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 20, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/20/australian-business-is-outraged-over-ohs-changes-but-is-it-all-piss-and-wind/
Safety website says OHS association is heartless
Safety In Australia has posted an extraordinary article questioning the decision of the Safety Institute of Australia to proceed with a process to consider the expulsion of one of its members regardless of the member recently suffering a heart attack. The article says that the SIA has received a doctor’s letter saying that Phil Kamay, [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 20, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/20/safety-website-says-ohs-association-is-heartless/
Computer simulations of quad bike risks do not reflect reality
Guest contributor David Robertson discusses the differences between risk simulations and real risk data in relation to quad bike safety: “The motion picture blockbuster “Avatar”, for the time we are in the cinema, would have us believe that Sam Worthington can turn into a giant blue man on a faraway planet. James Cameron used computers to deliver us [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on October 19, 2010
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2010/10/19/computer-simulations-of-quad-bike-risk-do-not-reflect-reality/
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