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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The NSW Supreme Court has found an employer liable where an employee who while travelling home from his workplace suffered severe injuries. The Supreme Court said they were satisfies the company’s duty of care extended beyond its employees’ work works and workplace.
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Under Work Health & Safety Act, Platforms (deemed a PCBU) must ensure risks are eliminated or controlled, includes features of the app or the delivery process that can create a risk to rider/drivers health and safety. From 1 July 2022, in keeping food delivery riders safe, they must be provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to do their job safely.
Under Work Health & Safety Act, Platforms (deemed a PCBU) must ensure risks are eliminated or controlled, includes features of the app or the delivery process that can create a risk to rider/drivers health and safety.
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In warehouses, factories, shipping yards, freight terminals and other workplaces across Australia, forklifts are used to lift, stack and transfer loads. While forklifts offer a practical materials handling solution for many businesses, each year they continue to be associated with workplace deaths and injuries.
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