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Is Choice The First Casualty in the Worker’s Compensation War?

September 20, 2024 by James Ellis 1 Comment

Introducing our latest awesome Author: James Ellis from The Framework Group Is Choice The First Casualty in the Worker’s Compensation War? Every day we make decisions based on insufficient information, informed by our biases and shortcuts, which ironically, we’re also ignorant to. Even in the … [Read more...] about Is Choice The First Casualty in the Worker’s Compensation War?

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk, Workers Compensation Tagged With: choice, deci, higgins, safety is a choice, Workers Compensation

Understanding the Cost of Injury

May 10, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

Latest article by Dr Robert Long, covering the real consequences of injury. Again, no apologies to the Zero Harm fans! If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” Understanding Injury Cost and Flow … [Read more...] about Understanding the Cost of Injury

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: cost of injury, Insurance, medication, safety slogan, workcover, workers comp, Workers Compensation

How does collective mindfulness apply to workers compensation?

June 28, 2023 by James Ellis 10 Comments

How does collective mindfulness apply to workers compensation? How do our expectations get us into trouble? Oh, and what is the meaning of life? I’m not so sure which I enjoy most anymore, being right or being wrong? My family, who are accustomed to my insatiable appetite for being right are (I … [Read more...] about How does collective mindfulness apply to workers compensation?

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems, Workers Compensation Tagged With: collective mindfulness, Workers Compensation

Difficulties Calculating LTIFR and Other Safety Indicators

February 11, 2016 by Admin 7 Comments

Difficulties Calculating LTIFR and Other Safety Indicators By Tom Gardener The difficulties often encountered when calculating LTIFR and other safety indicators are not with the calculation itself but with the data that is included in the calculation. What are hours worked? What is a lost time … [Read more...] about Difficulties Calculating LTIFR and Other Safety Indicators

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: compensation insurers, consistent results, developed countries, employee numbers, fraudulent claims, investigation process, medical treatment, rigour, safety indicators, time injury, work related injury, Workers Compensation

Talking Risk Videos – Humanising Workers Compensation

May 22, 2015 by Rob Sams 2 Comments

Humanising Workers Compensation – Conversation on the Couch with Rob and James In this 2 part video series, a couple of our authors, Rob Sams and James Ellis, have a chat about the dehumanizing discourse in the field of workers compensation and how it dis-empowers injured workers by removing their … [Read more...] about Talking Risk Videos – Humanising Workers Compensation

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk, Talking Risk, Workers Compensation Tagged With: discourse, humanising, Workers Compensation

The workers compensation discourse

March 11, 2015 by James Ellis 4 Comments

The workers compensation discourse A friend that I study with visited me recently with his wife. Cheekily, she chastised us for overusing the word ‘discourse’. “Why don’t you just say conversation or talking” she suggested? Almost simultaneously, and defensively, we responded by stating our … [Read more...] about The workers compensation discourse

Filed Under: Workers Compensation Tagged With: compliance, discourse, power, Workers Compensation

Safety then and now, how did we survive?

March 10, 2015 by Admin 9 Comments

Great insight by Keith McCabe – just posted on LinkedIn Pulse Safety then and now, how did we survive? People haven’t really changed that much their perception of safe is really much as it’s always been what has changed a lot is people’s perception of entitlement. Years ago if someone was asked … [Read more...] about Safety then and now, how did we survive?

Filed Under: Safety Statistics, Workers Compensation Tagged With: statistics, Workers Compensation

Having sex is like playing cards when it comes to an injury and that is the law–UPDATE

November 6, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Employer No Longer Liable for Hotel Room Romp Injuries In The High Court Of Australia has handed down its long awaited decision regarding whether an injured employee is entitled to compensation after being injured in a “motel room romp” with an acquaintance whilst on a work related overnight trip – … [Read more...] about Having sex is like playing cards when it comes to an injury and that is the law–UPDATE

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: compensation, Safe Sex, sex, workers comp, Workers Compensation

Smart OHS

July 23, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Smart OHS aims to change how Workers’ Compensation is offered to Australian businesses SYDNEY 23 December 2010: Today Smart OHS announced that it would target insurers and brokers in all states to distribute the updated version of its Smart OHS online workplace safety system. Smart OHS … [Read more...] about Smart OHS

Filed Under: Safety Software Tagged With: association nsw, australian businesses, australian hotels association, chris beasley, client retention, director chris, distribution partnerships, effective marketing, growth opportunity, hospitality industry, insurer, marketing tool, new business, ohs management systems, Safety Software, safety system, Safety Systems, Workers Compensation, workplace safety

Countering Common Law Claims

July 21, 2013 by George Robotham 2 Comments

Today George looks at the huge legal monster that is Common Law (you mat like to also read his previous article Common Law Liability which covers the concept in detail). It amazes me that some Safety Professionals can quote every subclause of Statute Law but look blankly when you ask them about … [Read more...] about Countering Common Law Claims

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Legislation Tagged With: claims, common law, common sense, Workers Compensation

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