WHS Obligations for Host Employers Hostess with the Most-ess….The WHS Obligations for Host Employers Posted on October 20, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Training organisations are PCBUs who share WHS responsibilities (if that sentence was a whole load of acronyms you thought I just made up, you … [Read more...] about WHS Obligations for Host Employers
Safety Legislation
The New Work Health and Safety Legislation
The New Work Health and Safety Legislation – A Practical Guide BUY A COPY HERE The new Work Health and Safety uniform laws impose extensive obligations on those who conduct a business or undertaking to ensure the safety of anyone who may be affected by the operation of the business or … [Read more...] about The New Work Health and Safety Legislation
Militancy or Management – Which delivers the safest workplace
Militancy or Management - Which delivers the safest workplace? Guest Post by Mervyn Sher from www.sherassociates.com.au/ I’ve noticed during the last 12 months an alarming trend of increased militant Union action in the name of safety around the country, seemingly centred around the coalfields of … [Read more...] about Militancy or Management – Which delivers the safest workplace
Public Liability Standards and Legislation
Public Liability Standards and Legislation The most common responses I get when I make a public liability risk recommendation to control or mitigate a potentially serious risk is: "it complies with the Building Code of Australia" or "show me the law that says you have to do that" or "this building … [Read more...] about Public Liability Standards and Legislation
The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies?
The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies? Guest Post by Alertforce Since the start of 2012, Australia has been attempting to introduce harmonisation of work and health safety laws and regulations. The new work health and safety (WHS) model was initially introduced in New South … [Read more...] about The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies?
SAFEWORK SA DELIVERS INFORMATION SESSIONS TO THE MOUNT GAMBIER COMMUNITY
SAFEWORK SA DELIVERS INFORMATION SESSIONS TO THE MOUNT GAMBIER COMMUNITY NEWS RELEASE Thursday, 7 March 2013 Representatives from SafeWork SA will deliver information sessions about the new work health and safety legislation and the important role of health and safety representatives … [Read more...] about SAFEWORK SA DELIVERS INFORMATION SESSIONS TO THE MOUNT GAMBIER COMMUNITY
Can you handle the truth
Can you handle the truth? Latest article from the Safety Differently Blog by Kelvin Genn - Another Author who gets it!!!! Raises the question of why the huge focus on gun safety in the US when children are many times more likely to drown in a home swimming pool? Extract: Safety today has … [Read more...] about Can you handle the truth
Progress? in Health & Safety
Progress? in Health & Safety By George Robotham I had to give a talk about health and safety to a different group of people than I normally talk to, so I decided to try something different. My research led me to early causes of health & safety problems and early health & safety … [Read more...] about Progress? in Health & Safety
Interesting History of Health and Safety
Interesting History of Health and Safety Image Source Image Source You have probably all see the famous photograph “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” taken taken in 1932 by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building (renamed as the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center. It was … [Read more...] about Interesting History of Health and Safety
Introducing a Harmonised OHS Management System
Introducing a Harmonised OHS Management System Guest article by George Robotham (contact details below) Quotable Quote "A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the pain, anguish, and … [Read more...] about Introducing a Harmonised OHS Management System