SafeWorkSA has announced that its OHS awards program for 2011 has received a record 80 nominations. This is a useful counterpoint to the initiatives that WorkSafe Victoria has instigated to stem declining interests in its awards program. SafeWorkSA has provided a breakdown of the award categories: Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System – 16 [...]
All posts for the month July, 2011
OHS awards can provide a market awareness
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 29, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/29/ohs-awards-can-provide-a-market-awareness/
Near miss incidents are the best opportunities from which to improve safety
One of the most frustrating parts of being a safety professional is that “near misses” or “near hits” or “close calls”, as some refer to them, are often neglected even when these events are often the best to investigate as no one was directly injured. The significance of the near miss may be illustrated by a court [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/28/near-miss-incidents-are-the-best-opportunities-from-which-to-improve-safety/
Quad bike safety is showing a political shift
A young boy has died in a quad bike incident on an Australian farm last weekend. What the boy was doing at the time of the incident is unclear and whether the quad bike was a work vehicle or recreational is also unclear, but the current sensitivities of the issue of quad bike safety have raised media attention once more. In [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 28, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/28/quad-bike-safety-is-showing-a-political-shift/
Business groups have different stances on harmonisation issues
The politics of the Australian print media may be illustrated by an article in The Australian Financial Review (AFR) (only available through subscription or hard copy) on 27 July 2011 that, essential contrasts yesterday’s article in The Australian. Today’s AFR article places the Australian Industry Group (AiGroup) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) in [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 27, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/27/business-groups-have-different-stances-on-harmonisation-issues/
Harmonisation timetable stoush
The Australian newspaper has reported serious threats to the Australian Government’s timetable for the harmonisation of OHS laws. A threat to the government’s strategy was always possible from the fact that State government’s were likely to change from predominantly Labor Party States to Conservative parties over the period of harmonisation. The Australian says that the threat is [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 27, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/27/harmonisation-timetable-stoush/
Fatigue dispute illustrates ideological clash
The Australian newspaper reports today (26 July 2011) of a clash between the Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union (CFMEU) and BHP Billiton over fatigue management. Fatigue management is one of the workplace hazards scheduled for a draft code of practice under the OHS harmonisation process. The CFMEU believes that the current mining-related guidance is inadequate. “The Construction Forestry [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 26, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/26/fatigue-dispute-illustrates-ideological-clash/
Draft mining OHS documents cause concern
The draft OHS documents for mining in Australia seemed like a fairly rudimentary release in Australia’s move to harmonisation of its safety laws but several issues have appeared in the media since the draft’s release. The CEO of the New South Wales Minerals Council, Nikki Williams, found something other than the carbon tax to discuss during [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 26, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/26/draft-mining-ohs-documents-cause-concern/
Fall Arrest vs. Fall Restraint
This post was written by Rigid Lifelines, a provider of fall protection and fall arrest systems. They provide fall safety solutions to a variety of different industries. The terminology surrounding fall protection systems may seem complex, but it is important to understand the basic systems and terms to choose the fall protection solution best suited [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 24, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/24/fall-arrest-vs-fall-restraint/
Academic clarifies objections to sex work
Caroline Norma of RMIT University responded to some questions about sex work and brothel safety put to her by SafetyAtWorkBlog in response to her recently published opinion piece. This article is a companion piece to an earlier SafetyAtWorkBlog article on sex work and safety. SAWB: What action do you recommend that brothel owners should take, beyond the current [...]
Posted by Kevin Jones on July 23, 2011
http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/07/23/academic-clarifies-objections-to-sex-work/
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