Chris Evans, the Australian Minister for Workplace Relations issued a media statement on 28 April 2011 concerning the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. As well as some generalities about OHS harmonisation and government commitment, he said “The Australian Government is also in the process of ratifying the ILO Asbestos Convention 1986 (convention 162) and [...]
All posts for the month April, 2011
Australian IR Minister mentions international OHS conventions action
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 29, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/29/australian-ir-minister-mentions-international-ohs-conventions-action/
Australian safety awards are important but require rebooting
The 6th annual Safe Work Australia awards concluded a couple of hours ago. The event was an opportunity to meet Australians prominent in the safety profession, celebrate innovation and to acknowledge individual efforts. The winners’ achievements were largely significant but there are problems with the OHS award processes across Australia and the Safe Work Australia [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 29, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/29/australian-safety-awards-are-important-but-require-rebooting/
State Coroner speaks at Workers’ Memorial
Victoria, Australia, had a State Coroner who trailblazed on the issue of workplace safety for well over a decade. Graeme Johnstone saw the coroner’s role as improving the quality of life of the community by examining its failures. Victoria’s current coroner, Jennifer Coate, seems to be continuing Johnstone’s work and addressed the crowd at Melbourne’s [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/28/state-coroner-speaks-at-workers-memorial/
Memorial forest for people killed and injured at work
Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson, a frequent commentator at SafetyAtWorkBlog and prominent advocate on behalf of injured workers, led the Workers’ Memorial Day walk in Adelaide, South Australia today. She was instrumental in the establishment of a memorial garden in the state capital and explains the reasons for the garden and the significance of the garden in the video below.
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/28/memorial-forest-for-people-killed-and-injured-at-work/
WorkCoverSA CEO faces hard tasks as new report damns WorkCover’s performance
Late April 2011 is becoming a period of turmoil in the South Australia’s WorkCover Corporation, on top of the government’s political turmoil from the sudden resignation of the Industrial Relations Minister, Bernard Finnigan, and a minister being charged with child pornography offences. According to inDaily on 21 April 2011, WorkCover’s Deputy CEO, Jeff Matthews, and [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 27, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/27/workcoversa-has-high-hopes-for-new-sheriff/
ILO provides thoughtful information for Workers’ Memorial Day
Workers’ Memorial Day, or the World Day for Safety and Health At Work, gains considerable attention at local levels. In particular, Australia and Canada have a large number of commemorative events. However, the activities of the International Labor Organization (ILO) should not be ignored and the activities for 2011 are of particular note. The Deputy [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 27, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/27/ilo-provides-thoughtful-information-for-workers-memorial-day/
I wish for an OHS time machine
Certain memories I cannot escape certain OHS memories. They are the ones that inform many of the decisions I make in matters of health and safety. Rightly or wrongly they feed my aspirations, my efforts, frustrations and my anger at what I see too often in many workplaces. What I do and [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 18, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/18/i-wish-for-an-ohs-time-machine/
Online media slams Workcover SA report
Online newspaper, Indaily, has released a report by DeakinPrime which summarises a November 2010 summit conference on workers compensation. DeakinPrime facilitated the summit InDaily focuses on the following criticisms, amongst others, from the report: a silo approach by Workcover the lack of feedback injured workers were not the prime consideration of Workcover politicisation was leading [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 18, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/18/online-media-slams-workcover-sa-report/
All speakers on OHS conference video should have been identified
The Safety Institute of Australia (SIA) has released a post Safety In Action conference video of vox-pops. It’s mentioned in this blog as the editor, Kevin Jones, is included for several comments towards the end. The intention of the video is to promote the next conference by reflecting on the previous. This is a useful [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on April 18, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/04/18/all-speakers-on-ohs-conference-video-should-have-been-identified/
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