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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Complying with WHS laws through paper-based systems is often complex and time-consuming. Smart businesses streamline safety processes to save time and boost efficiency.
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Pre-employment Functional Assessments offer a cost-effective way to evaluate if candidates can safely perform job tasks based on their physical and medical capacity.
Forklift safety can be enhanced through collaboration between workers and businesses. Forklifts are widely used in workplaces across Australia, but they are also responsible for numerous deaths and injuries each year, leading to significant financial and human costs. In February 2024, a Victorian company was fined $1.3M for Industrial Manslaughter resulting from a forklift-related death and so we wanted to highlight the importance of forklift safety.
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In the past 10 years, incidents relating to livestock and bulk rural transport have cost over $24 million in workers compensation claims with 217,000 hours of lost time injuries. Many of these incidents/injuries have occurred when the vehicle is not being driven. SafeWork targets livestock safety & rural transport.
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Australia’s high skin cancer rate means businesses must shield outdoor workers from UV with shade, systems, and PPE.
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