by ABILITY GROUP | Oct 20, 2025 | Breaking News, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Jobs, Our team, Workplace safety
Fresh insights from Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics 2025 report reveal that just a third of jobs account for more than half of all serious injury claims across the country. This alarming trend underscores the need for targeted safety interventions, especially in high-risk sectors, and presents a crucial opportunity for organisations like ABILITY GROUP to continue to lead the way in helping businesses create safer workplaces.
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by Marc Ring | Mar 3, 2025 | Investigations, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
If you’re an employer in New South Wales, understanding the role of SIRA Inspectors isn’t just helpful — it’s essential. These regulatory officers from the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) are tasked with ensuring your business complies with workers compensation laws and return-to-work (RTW) obligations.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 17, 2025 | Claim management, Claims, Injury Management, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
Pre-existing conditions can have a significant impact workers’ compensation claims. A pre-existing condition is any health issue that existed before a work-related injury or illness. These conditions can include chronic illnesses, previous injuries, mental health conditions, or degenerative diseases. So why are Pre-Existing Conditions important with workers compensation?
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by Marc Ring | Nov 27, 2024 | Claims, Injury Prevention, Managing Psychosocial Hazards, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
The festive season is a time for celebration, but it’s also a time when workplace safety must remain a top priority. Work Christmas parties, while a great way to boost morale and show appreciation for employees, can present unique safety challenges. Each year we aim to provide recommendations and work party safety tips to help you make sure your people have fun and prevent the work Christmas party hangover.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Oct 7, 2024 | Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
Efforts required to comply with Work Health & Safety (WHS) legislation using traditional paper-based policies, procedures & management systems can be problematic & time-consuming. Smart businesses therefore seek ways to simplify workplace safety & minimise the time required to manage their WHS-related processes with WHS Cloud-based Systems.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 10, 2024 | Claim costs, Claim management, Health & Wellbeing, Human Resources, Injury Prevention, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Workplace safety
Pre-employment Functional Assessments are a cost-effective strategy to help assess candidates’ capacity to perform inherent role tasks based on their medical and physical capacities. Pre-employment functional assessment process gathers objective information to help determine whether a candidate is fit to perform the upcoming role tasks without risk to themselves or others in the workplace.
