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Zero Harm Means Zero Growth

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Zero Harm Means Zero Growth News out today that an underground mine employee had his case for unfair dismissal denied by the Fair Work Commission. He refused to shave his goatee beard so that he could effectively wear a half face respirator to ensure he was protected from silica dust and the … [Read more...] about Zero Harm Means Zero Growth

Risk Based Safety Management – When Two Worlds Collide

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Risk Based Safety Management – When Two Worlds Collide An interesting thought provoker by Merv Sher on his blog – read the whole article here A few extracts from the article: Australia enjoys a raft of multi-tiered sets of safety legislation, from the Federal Model WHS Act which has been … [Read more...] about Risk Based Safety Management – When Two Worlds Collide

We need calm-onisation with harmonisation

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  After all the panic and stress late last year, the harmonisation deadline seems to have come and gone much like Y2K. I don’t have much interest in legislation, in fact, even a healthy disdain for it but here is a quick harmonisation update by State from SJ at the Safety Toolshed We need … [Read more...] about We need calm-onisation with harmonisation