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...
by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 18, 2023 | Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW have launched a cross-border blitz targeting falls from heights and silica exposure. In NSW construction sites, falls from heights have been the number one cause of traumatic fatalities. In August, proactive inspections in VIC and...
by ABILITY GROUP | Mar 16, 2023 | Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
A recent WorkSafe Victoria prosecution has highlighted the severe consequences businesses face when they fail to meet their Work Health & Safety (WHS) obligations. A crane company was fined $400,000 after a major safety breach resulted in a worker’s death and...
by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 26, 2022 | Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
WorkSafe issued a safety alert reminding businesses to protect workers from roof and height-related injuries. Managing roof injury risks is an important responsibility for many businesses & key steps can reduce hazards, risks, injuries & costs. Working on...
by ABILITY GROUP | Aug 22, 2022 | Injury Management, Injury Prevention
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...
by ABILITY GROUP | May 16, 2022 | Injury Management, Injury Prevention, Workers Compensation
Evidence shows that better return to work outcomes result from a tailored, person-centred approach. A person-centred approach to recovery and return to work (RTW) improves employer engagement and RTW outcomes. You can reshape a more person-centred approach to RTW by:...
