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Mental Health, Risk and Safety

December 6, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Mental Health, Risk and Safety - Part 1 (see part 2 here) One of our most popular articles ever! Republished by Request Understanding, awareness and response to mental health issues at work is challenging. There are some particular challenges that mental health holds for risk and safety people. … [Read more...] about Mental Health, Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Mental health, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: mental health, risk and safety, stress, WHS

What is OHS?

July 27, 2014 by George Robotham 1 Comment

What is Occupational Health and Safety? One of the original Articles by the late George Robotham  Good question that I do not have a good answer to, but have a few observations- OHS is the science / art / wizardry / bloody hard game of convincing stakeholders at all levels to identify … [Read more...] about What is OHS?

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: occupational health and safety, ohs, Safety, Safety Management, Safety Overkill, WHS

What is Reasonably Practicable?

May 17, 2014 by Safety Nerd 4 Comments

Is reasonably practicable practical? Okay, so this seems like a hand on heart definition – meaning….your honour……(hand on heart) I have done everything reasonably practicable that someone in my position would be expected to do. Under the current NSW Act, you can use reasonably practicable as a … [Read more...] about What is Reasonably Practicable?

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: reasonably practicable, safety legislation, WHS

WHS Officers and PCBUs

May 1, 2014 by Safety Nerd 1 Comment

WHS Officers and PCBUs The latest offering from the Safety Nerd: Are you an “Officer” – of the LAW? Posted on September 22, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Pre harmonisation there was a liability on people who own or manage an organisation or business – attributed liability which could be CEOs, Senior … [Read more...] about WHS Officers and PCBUs

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: harmonisation, PCBU, safety officer, WHS, whs Legislation

Updating your Safety System for Harmonisation

December 5, 2013 by Safety Nerd Leave a Comment

Another great article from our favourite Safety Nerd: What system to use to update your WHS system? Posted on December 5, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Recently I’ve been working with quite a lot of company’s updating their system documents in line with the impending WHS changes.  Some of the … [Read more...] about Updating your Safety System for Harmonisation

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: ohs, safety system, Safety Systems, WHS

WHS Harmonisation Update

December 3, 2013 by Safety Nerd Leave a Comment

Another great post by the Safety Nerd: Where the bloody hell are you? Posted on December 3, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Okay, so there was a lot of who-ha relating to the rush to the starting blocks being 1st January 2011 for these new WHS laws, but quite a few of the states at the eleventh hour … [Read more...] about WHS Harmonisation Update

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: harmonisation, WHS, worksafe

Boots and Beads – bringing some femininity to WHS

October 4, 2013 by Admin 5 Comments

Boots and Beads – bringing some femininity to WHS Guest post by Louisa Chesswas According to our wonderful friend, Wikipedia, “…gentleness, empathy, sensitivity, caring, sweetness, compassion, tolerance, nurturance, deference, and succorance are behaviors generally considered feminine”.  One might … [Read more...] about Boots and Beads – bringing some femininity to WHS

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Female Workers, femininity, safety culture, WHS

Guide to WHS Act 2011

September 24, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Guide to Queensland Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) This guide provides an overview of the Queensland Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act). It is designed to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights in the workplace. However it is not intended to be read in … [Read more...] about Guide to WHS Act 2011

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: harmonisation, WHS, WHS Act

FINAL WHS Regulations

September 19, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

The FINAL WHS Regulations and COPs - sit down and take a break for a moment and read where it is now at ... By Graham Dent – republished from Linkedin Here: My understanding of the latest status of the release of: ► the Regulation Impact Statement ► the "final" approved WHS … [Read more...] about FINAL WHS Regulations

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: WHS, whs Legislation, whs regulations

When is a child not a child and what does that have to do with WHS harmonisation?

September 4, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

When is a child not a child and what does that have to do with WHS harmonisation? Louisa Chesswas In workplace health and safety in Australia many current discussions revolve around harmonisation of WHS. It has, to date, not exactly been successful, but one only needs to look at legislative … [Read more...] about When is a child not a child and what does that have to do with WHS harmonisation?

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: WHS, whs, WHS harmonisation

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