My father has a smallish block up in the bush, north-east Victoria in the Ovens Valley. He can’t live there safely anymore, but since he built the place himself and with all the family history it has, it’s a place that has to be retained, and protected from bushfire as much as we reasonably can [...]
All posts for the month February, 2011
Rolling the sleeves up – a good OHS technique.
Posted by colrf on February 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/28/rolling-the-sleeves-up-%e2%80%93-a-good-ohs-technique/
You can lead a stressed horse to water……
England’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) released results of a survey of union representatives on 24 February 2011 that shows that workplace stress is “now by far the most common health and safety problem at work.” Even taking into consideration the inherent bias of such union surveys of reps, the figures are significant. The 24 February 2011 media release states: [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/28/you-can-lead-a-stressed-horse-to-water/
Graphic hazard video from WorkSafe BC
Graphic ads or videos from OHS regulators are not new but each has their own approach and WorkSafe BC has released one, in particular, that is of interest to the construction industry. On first viewing, the conduct of the supervisor is annoying. He provides inadequate information to the worker. He approves of the wrong tool for the [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 26, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/26/graphic-hazard-video-from-worksafe-bc/
Volume controls should show decibel levels
Six months ago Pamela Cowan wrote about iPods and policies. Whilst driving this afternoon I turned down the volume on my car radio (Question Time in Parliament) and I wondered how much I had reduced the volume. I could not tell as the radio simply has a scale of numbers. Such a measurement is common. [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 24, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/24/volume-controls-should-show-decibel-levels/
New books – South African nursing and a Canadian perspective
This week two new OHS books came across my desk unbidden. Both are very good but have very different contexts and both were published by Baywood Publishing Company Inc. “Who Is Nursing Them? It is Us.” “Neoliberalism, HIV/AIDS, and the Occupational Health and Safety of South African Public Sector Nurses” by Jennifer R Zelnick Northern [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 22, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/22/new-books-south-african-nursing-and-a-canadian-perspective/
NZ releases new guidelines on quad bike safety
Any new OHS guidelines from regulators important to read and consider when implementing safety interventions. New Zealand’s Department of Labour (DoL) has released new guidelines for the use of quad bikes in workplaces, predominantly, farms. Quad bike manufacturers are strong advocates of “active riding” techniques as an important safety practice. The new guidelines support [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 22, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/22/nz-releases-new-guidelines-on-quad-bike-safety/
A new safety professional association for Australia
It looks like the safety profession in Australia is to become lively with competition coming from a new starter. SIWA Limited became a reality this week. SIWA describes itself as : “…a new professional association and Australia’s first truly National ‘Member’ Organisation dedicated to providing professional support for, and service to, persons and corporate entities engaged across [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 17, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/17/a-new-safety-professional-association-for-australia/
The Asphyxiation of OHS
Good OHS thinking and practice are being slowly asphyxiated. By far most suggestions by workers, unions or good consultants for Health & Safety improvements are ‘choked’ by management naysayers and bureaucrats more in touch with their current minister’s moods than workplace reality. Not choked immediately or blatantly. In fact, that person may be patted on [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 17, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/17/the-asphyxiation-of-ohs/
Important OHS and legal issues in findings of South Australian Coroner into young man’s death
The debate on OHS laws will be passionate in the pre-election frenzy of New South Wales but the OHS law reform is a national strategy and the safety debate is not asleep in the other States. On 11 February 2011, AAP ran an article about the long-lasting familial and social effects a horrible workplace incident in South Australia [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 13, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/13/important-ohs-and-legal-issues-in-findings-of-south-australian-coroner-into-young-mans-death/
Business jumps the gun on OHS, unions hope for the best
As the Australian State of New South Wales approaches its March 2011 election day, the lobbying is becoming more fierce. In fact, conservation opposition leader, Barry O’Farrell will need to rein in some of his business colleagues if the lobbying becomes too fierce. It is widely tipped that O’Farrell will win the election and people [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on February 13, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/02/13/business-jumps-the-gun-on-ohs-unions-hope-for-the-best/
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