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Work Health and Safety Articles

On this page you will find all of our WHS articles and issues of ‘Your Safety Matters’ organised in a blog format. You can search for an entry by looking through the archives or selecting a subject tag.

DYS Issue 65 - May 2019

April 30, 2019

A Culture of Operational Excellence – Professor Andrew Hopkins

Safe Work Australia has a video and transcript on their website of Professor Andrew Hop...

DYS Issue 64 - November 2018

October 30, 2018

Free WHS Videos for Information and Training

This Did You See issue covers and recommends 3 short, informative and free videos that could be useful to...

DYS Issue 63 - October 2018

October 4, 2018

Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces is Common

Kate Jenkins, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, addr...

DYS Issue 62 - August 2018

August 2, 2018

SafeWork NSW: Building and Construction Sector Plan to 2022
$80 billion will be spent on NSW infrastructure over the next four years and the construc...

DYS Issue 61 - June 2018

June 18, 2018

Workplace manslaughter laws coming to Victoria
On the 26th May 2018, the Victorian Premier announced that if re-elected he will include a criminal of...

DYS Issue 60 - April 2018

April 23, 2018

Entry for SafeWork NSW Awards 2018 is open
You can enter your organisation, a co-worker, or yourself for an award for committment to work health and...

DYS Issue 59 - March 2018

March 11, 2018

Have your say in the review of the model WHS law
The various State and Territory Ministers who are responsible for WHS laws agreed to have a review t...

DYS Issue 58 - January 2018

January 10, 2018

$150,000 Fine for not Training a Worker

This prosecution is an example of what may happen when a PCBU does not ensure that all workers are trained to...

DYS Issue 57

November 30, 2017

Reduce Serious Musculoskeletal Injuries and Illness by 30%

SafeWork NSW intends to achieve a 30% decrease in the number of musculoskeletal injuries an...

How to Improve Health & Safety in Your Work Environment

November 14, 2016

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All workplaces have a physical work environment that includes matters such as; workspace, floors, lighting, and ventilation. And all workplaces need...

How to Achieve a Safe and Healthy Workplace

March 28, 2015

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Everyone in your workplace has a WHS duty. If all those duty holders satisfy their WHS legal duty you will have a safe and healthy workplace.

However,...

Mobile Phone Health Risks - The Latest Research

February 3, 2015

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For those who have health concerns about personal or workplace use of mobile phones or an interest in understanding the risk implications revealed by...

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The Key Points of “Must Do” Risk Management

February 5, 2020

Minimise WHS Risk to Minimise Financial Loss

November 19, 2019

How to Maintain and Review WHS Risk Controls

November 5, 2019

How to Minimise WHS Risks in Your Workplace

October 29, 2019

Which is Best? Onsite or Public WHS Training?

October 22, 2019

Using Realistic WHS Targets & Consultation for a Safe & Heal...

October 8, 2019

How to Help Prevent Injuries in Your Workplace

September 24, 2019

The Best Way to Set Up Work Groups for Consultation with Wor...

September 17, 2019

Changes in Two Important WHS Codes of Practice Updated by Sa...

September 10, 2019

The Benefits of Training the Chairperson of a Health & Safet...

August 26, 2019

Preventing Workplace Injuries

August 19, 2019

What is a Safety Champion?

August 14, 2019

Successful Health & Safety Committee Chairpersons

July 29, 2019

A Lack of Adequate Supervision Cost $588,000

July 16, 2019

What is the “Adequate Number of Trained First Aiders”?

July 9, 2019

Manual Handling: Hazardous Manual Tasks - Are They in Your...

July 1, 2019

Does Your Workplace Have Gaps in WHS Compliance?

June 4, 2019

The Values of HSRs and Health & Safety Committee Members

May 27, 2019

SIRA’s Competency Requirements for RTW Coordinators

May 21, 2019

Will There Be a 50% Increase in WHS Penalty Levels?

May 14, 2019

Where Do Manual Task Injuries Come From?

May 7, 2019

DYS Issue 65 - May 2019

April 30, 2019

Officer Ordered to Have Due Diligence Training

April 16, 2019

How to Review WHS Risk Controls

March 25, 2019

How to Comply with WHS Consultation Requirements

March 4, 2019

WHS Training: What Training?

February 19, 2019

Working with a SafeWork NSW Inspector

February 12, 2019

How to Ensure that WHS Risk Controls Remain Effective

January 14, 2019

Courtenell’s Public 1-day Effective Health and Safety Commi...

December 8, 2018

“Reasonably Practicable” Fried Onions at Bunnings

November 22, 2018

How to Avoid a WHS Disaster Do Everything “Reasonably Practi...

November 15, 2018

Return to Work National Survey Outcomes Summary

November 8, 2018

DYS Issue 64 - November 2018

October 30, 2018

The Focus of WHS Training For Supervisors

October 16, 2018

Your Wish List About Supervisor WHS Responsibilities & Funct...

October 9, 2018

DYS Issue 63 - October 2018

October 4, 2018

October – The Benefits of Safe Work Month

October 1, 2018

Changes to the SIRA Training Requirement for Return to Work...

September 18, 2018

What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 2

September 12, 2018

What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 1

September 5, 2018

What or Who is a PCBU?

August 13, 2018

A WHS Tool to Help Identify Areas of Concern

August 6, 2018

DYS Issue 62 - August 2018

August 2, 2018

PCBU Interaction with HSRs and Health & Safety Committee

July 30, 2018

How to Increase the Benefits of WHS Consultation Part 2

July 24, 2018

YSM 136 - A WHS Risks Check

July 18, 2018

How to Increase the Benefits of WHS Consultation Part 1

July 16, 2018

Tragic Lessons in Work Health & Safety

July 9, 2018

Do PCBUs have to Train their Managers & Supervisors in WHS?

June 25, 2018

Has Your HSRs’ or Committee Members’ Term of Office Expired?

June 19, 2018

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Work Health and Safety Articles

DYS Issue 65 - May 2019

DYS Issue 64 - November 2018

DYS Issue 63 - October 2018

DYS Issue 62 - August 2018

DYS Issue 61 - June 2018

DYS Issue 60 - April 2018

DYS Issue 59 - March 2018

DYS Issue 58 - January 2018

DYS Issue 57

How to Improve Health & Safety in Your Work Environment

How to Achieve a Safe and Healthy Workplace

Mobile Phone Health Risks - The Latest Research

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