Safe Manual Handling: Have We Got It Wrong?
Over several decades there has been considerable effort by organisations to reduce manual handling injuries. The focus has been on
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.
Can Sensors Identify Hazard Zones to Reduce Risk?
High risk industries such as construction have a clear focus to reduce risk. Currently, most safety inspections on construction sites
Beat Obesity: Add Treadmills to Workstations
Obesity and poor long-term health outcomes are linked. The problem is many countries are seeing an alarming increase in employees
Can Smartwatches Stop Workplace Injury?
Businesses are spending considerable resources to prevent workplace injuries. Some are turning to technology to promote behavioural improvements, identify risk
Keeping Your Small Business Safe
Small businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy. At the end of the 2016-17 financial year, there were over
Take the Stress Out of Training
Are you looking to move your health and safety induction training away from the compliance ‘tick and flick’ and get
How to Engage Your Employees in Safety Training
When it comes to workplace safety there are two things we know all workplaces have hazards, and all staff need
Workplace Safety: Top 10 Popular Themes For 2018
In this the first of our two final posts for 2018, we provide a summary of our Top Ten most