Accused found not to be an "Officer”
A very recent court case may help to guide managers and leaders on whether they are, or are not, a duty holder called Officer ...
The Coercive Information-gathering Powers of Government Agencies
In 2008 the Attorney-General's Department of the Australian government published a report on their website called ...
Are There Unavoidable Risks in Your Workplace?
Safe Work Australia released a report called Work Health & Safety Perceptions: Manufacturing Industry in February 2015 that is...
Mobile Phone Health Risks - The Latest Research
For those who have health concerns about personal or workplace use of mobile phones or an interest in understanding the risk implications...
What is a Health and Safety committee?
A health and safety committee may be an option for some businesses to help facilitate further communication between management and the...
Bullying and Reasonable Management Action (2014)
The majority (72.2%) of all the antibullying applications to the Fair Work Commission in the first 3 months of 2014 were about bullying...
Four Steps to Achieve Effective WHS Consultation
Managers and Supervisors do have a very important role to play in helping to achieve compliance with WHS legal requirements and a safe...
HSR Training for health and safety representatives
What HSR Training is available for a Health and Safety Representative? A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) is entitled to attend: a...
Workstation Ergonomics in the Office
What is workstation ergonomics? Workstation Ergonomics is an applied science of designing systems and environments to most suit the human...
WHS Risk Management principles
What is Work Health and Safety Risk Management? WHS Risk Management is the systematic process of identifying hazards, assessing the risks...
Manual Handling Training
What is Manual Handling? Manual handling includes any task that requires a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move,...