by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 25, 2023 | Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
October is National Safe Work month so why not jump on board and host a ‘SafeTea’ chat this October. Each year Safe Work Australia runs a national campaign to promote & raise awareness around WHS in the workplace, this year they are calling it the ‘SafeTea’ chat.
SafeTea is about encouraging workplaces to arrange a time for this month to have a chat with their staff around the importance of WHS to make a safe and healthy workplace while enjoying a cuppa.
So, this October we encourage you to gather your team and host a SafeTea chat to discuss the importance of health & safety at work and aim to reduce the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. No job should be unsafe and no injury or illness related to work is acceptable, providing a safe & healthy workspace benefits everyone.
Source: Safe Work Australia
Title: Host a SafeTea chat this National Safe Work Month
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by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 18, 2023 | Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
Worksafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW have teamed up for the latest cross-border construction blitz to focus on the reduction of falls from heights and exposure to Crystalline Silica. In NSW construction sites, falls from heights have been the number one cause of traumatic fatalities. During August proactive inspections will occur at worksites in VIC and NSW to educate employees on WHS obligations and ensure risk assessment and safety requirements remain consistent.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 4, 2023 | Investigations, Workers Compensation
In a time when a lot of businesses are still recovering from the pandemic, fraudulent claims have been on the rise. These behaviours threaten the integrity of workers compensation schemes, taking money and resources away from genuinely injured workers who depend on them for their livelihoods.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Jul 17, 2023 | Injury Management, Workers Compensation
Suitable Duties is a common workers’ compensation insurance term often used in the context of workplace injury or illness management. Suitable duties are an important part of supporting a worker’s recovery & Return to Work (RTW). Depending on the worker’s situation, getting them back to their normal job role or duties after a work-related injury or illness might take some time. This doesn’t however mean they are unable to work though & the identification of appropriate Suitable Duties represents an important RTW process.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Jun 19, 2023 | Work Health & Safety
National Waste Management company, Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd is facing charges of up to $1.5 million for failing to provide appropriate Work Health & Safety systems for their workers. In June 2021 a worker was injured while using a machine that is designed to compress cardboard & plastics into bales. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has declared the company has failed in its WHS duties.
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