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In Coal Blood

November 15, 2018 by Bernard Corden Leave a Comment

In coal blood Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable Simone de Beauvoir 1 The Queensland parliament select committee report into the resurgence of black lung provides an anatomy of yet another disaster in Australia’s mining industry. During numerous public hearings harrowing statements from victims and their dependents left committee […]

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Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Health, Mining Safety Tagged With: black lung, coal dust, coal mine

The Radium Girls

November 9, 2018 by Bernard Corden 1 Comment

The Radium Girls Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear Albert Camus 1 Remembrance Day on 11th November commemorates the armistice between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne in France and cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which were chillingly depicted via the transcendental poetry of Wilfred Owen. The Treaty of Versailles […]

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Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Health Tagged With: radiation, radium girls

White Lung

November 5, 2018 by Bernard Corden 2 Comments

White Lung If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers Charles Dickens 1 Asbestos is a generic term for a naturally occurring substance that includes six silicate minerals with distinctive elongated fibrous crystals. The soft flexible fibres are easily extruded into a tensile fluffy material, which is resistant to heat, electricity […]

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Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Hazards, Health Tagged With: Asbestos, Mr Ffuffy, white lung

Every grain of sand

October 23, 2018 by Bernard Corden 2 Comments

Every grain of sand Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable Franz Kafka 1 Silicosis, which is also known as miners’ phthisis or grinders’ asthma is an occupational lung disease and form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. It was initially recognised by Bernadino Ramazzini, an early pioneer in […]

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Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Health Tagged With: silicosis

How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers

September 24, 2018 by Dave Collins Leave a Comment

How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers Unit 6 Holistic Ergonomics Social Psychology of Risk Narelle Stoll August 2018 Traditional approaches in ergonomics tends to a focus on the individual and their response to the physical arrangements of their work environment. For example the individuals posture, movement and reaction time […]

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Filed Under: Ergonomics, Health Tagged With: holistic ergonomics, home care

Quality of Life

July 30, 2016 by Drewie 20 Comments

Drewie sent me this article after I recently had some draining and scary medical experiences. After emerging into the world after being a recluse in hospital recluse I was disappointed to find that quality of life was now measured by how many Pokemons you had found. I found it totally inspiring, germane and too good […]

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: quality of life

Work Life Balance – What’s The Message?

December 13, 2015 by Rob Sams 3 Comments

Work Life Balance – What’s The Message? There is a lot of talk these days in organisations about ‘work-life balance’. You can attend training courses (short online courses are the best I find if you want to make major changes in your life  ), participate in coaching programs and even enrol in courses run by […]

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Filed Under: Health, Rob Sams Tagged With: work life balance

What Safety and Risk Could Learn From Patch Adams

October 29, 2015 by Rob Sams 13 Comments

What Safety and Risk Could Learn From Patch Adams Gesundheit – Toward Holistic Health Last night I watched the movie Patch Adams starring the late, and amazingly talented, Robin Williams. The story for those who don’t know it is broadly based around the work and life of the real life medical doctor called Patch Adams. […]

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Filed Under: Health, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: healthcare, holistic health, mental health

Stirring the OHS pot

October 19, 2015 by Dave Collins 5 Comments

Great article by Kevin Jones. Quote: “OHS professionals have an insane reliance on documentation and rules to make workplaces safe. The workplace has now become so regimented that workers have little ability to think about risk  or to think creatively about OHS beyond immediate hazards.  Nor do they necessarily receive training in creative thought or […]

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Filed Under: Compliance, Health, Safety Differently, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: hierarchy of controls, ohs, safety professional

Another Viewpoint on Fatigue

June 16, 2015 by John Toomey 3 Comments

First post, in a hopefully a series, by our newest Author, John Toomey, “The Fatigue Professor” from  AUSTRALIAN WELLNESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING Another Viewpoint on Fatigue Back in the 80’s when I was working as a Conditioning Coach and Nutritionist for a variety of AFL Teams, players worked full time and trained 3 to 4 times […]

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