WorkSafe has issued a safety alert to remind businesses of their obligations to protect their workers and prevent injuries that could occur from falls from roofs and other dangerous heights. Managing roof injury risks is an important responsibility for many businesses & key steps can reduce hazards, risks, injuries & costs.
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For many people stress has unfortunately become a constant in daily life. Irrespective of the level of stress a person experiences, stress will impact their work as well their personal life. Both internal work pressure and external personal factors affect an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing. Employers can take 6 steps to assist workers in reducing workplace and personal stresses.
According to Safework, exposure to chemicals is 100% preventable. Reducing exposure to hazardous chemicals at work is essential to creating a healthy, safe & productive workplace. It is also a key focus area in the Work Health & Safety Roadmap 2022. Workers that were exposed to hazardous chemicals has recent resulted in the conviction and company fine of $110,000.
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Workplace injury recoveries are naturally focused on from a physical lens among injured workers and employers. However, physical injuries are more than meets the eye. A biopsychosocial injury management approach can have positive benefits. So what does biopsychosocial injury management mean & what are the benefits?
A proposed amendment to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Disease) Act 1942 (The Dust Diseases Act) seeks to reinforce support to workers injured by work-related dust diseases.
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