by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
Worker fatigue can impact all businesses. Certain sectors or those utilising shift work are at higher risk. Fatigue is more than feeling tired & drowsy. It is a state of mental and/or physical exhaustion that reduces a person’s ability to perform work safely...
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 | Sep 19, 2022 | Workers Compensation
Workplace stress has become one of the most significant challenges for modern organisations. According to the World Health Organisation, poor working environments—such as excessive workloads, low job control, and job insecurity- pose serious risks to mental health....
by ABILITY GROUP | Sep 12, 2022 | Hazardous Manual Tasks, Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
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...
by ABILITY GROUP | Aug 15, 2022 | Claim management, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
The proposed amendment to the Dust Diseases Act 1942 aims to strengthen support for workers with dust?related injuries. On 10 August 2022, the NSW Government introduced the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Amendment Bill to update the 1942 Act. The amendment...
