Produce or Safe? Can We Be Safe and Productive?
Over the past 50 years, there has been a struggle between safety and production. Managing safety means running a production
Our Most Important Workplace Safety Article
There are many areas in workplace safety that are important and of interest to our readers. However, there is one standout article that discusses workplace hazard recognition, recalling, reporting and rectifying.
Can Employees Recognise, Recall and Report Workplace Hazards?
This article reviews an experiment that was designed to assess the capacity to recall, recognise and report workplace hazards. Hazard awareness is fundamental to safety, and employee skills. The ability to recognise, recall and report workplace hazards are critical.
More Workplace Safety Articles
Our workplace safety articles cover topics that look at your safety obligations, management of hazards and risks and the role of new technologies. The articles place these topics into a variety of industry contexts so that you can address workplace safety according to your organisation’s needs and responsibilities.
Mental Fatigue Impacts Worker Hazard Detection
For organisations that have workers operating heavy mobile equipment, their level of mental fatigue and its impact on hazard detection
How to Improve Safety Performance
Organisations continuously seek ways to improve safety performance. Several factors motivate them, including a genuine desire to have their workforce
Can VR Increase Safe Behaviour?
Organisations are looking for the best ways to increase safe behaviour in their workplaces. It’s little wonder that they are,
The Role of Supervisors in Preventing Fall Injuries
Every year in Australia, an average of 29 people die from work-related falls and we’re keen to investigate the role
How to Improve Worker Attitudes to Safety
It’s a requirement of organisations to train their employees and these efforts should reflect in their attitudes to safety. However,
Confusing WHS Laws See Fatalities Increasing
Are Australia’s WHS laws so confusing that we are causing more injuries? The latest statistics show that in Australian workplaces
6 Reasons to Use MicroLearning to Train Safety
Many companies find it challenging to provide engaging training; however, using MicroLearning to train on workplace safety is quite effective.