The Safety Dimensions Blog
These are the characteristics of people most likely to cut corners at work
These are the characteristics of people most likely to cut corners at work Peter O'Connor, Queensland University of Technology and Peter Karl Jonason, Western Sydney University In a newly published study, we found that employees who “cut corners” tend to be...
New year’s resolutions: how to get your stress levels in check
New year's resolutions: how to get your stress levels in check James Scott, The University of Queensland Stress is the physical and emotional response we all experience when faced with demanding situations. Our stress can arise from within when we fear we’re unable to...
Safe Santa’s checklist for this Christmas
Santa's checking another list twice: his gift safety checklist. Are YOU giving safe gifts? Follow the steps in the Product Safety Australia's Safe Santa checklist to find out. Have your checklist handy while you make your Christmas shopping list and take it with you...
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper in 1932
Thankfully we have WHS laws to protect workers today, but back at the dawn of skyscraper building, things were very different.
Dropping like flies: the rise of workplace burnout and how to tackle it
Dropping like flies: the rise of workplace burnout and how to tackle it Sarah Tottle, Lancaster University Burnout is on the rise. It is a growing problem for the modern workplace, having an impact on organisational costs, as well as employee health and well-being....
CASA to investigate Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Drone.
According to The Age and the EFTM blog, Civil Aviation Safety Authority is investigating after a video showing a man piloting a drone to a Sunbury Bunnings carpark for a sausage while he sat in his home. The man faces fines of up to $9000 for breaching CASA...
Summary of Work-Related Traumatic Injury Fatalities
Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities - 2015 The aim of the Safe Work Australia report is to provide statistics about people who die each year from injuries that arose through work-related activity. This includes fatalities resulting from an injury sustained in the...
Dreamworld deaths lead to safety changes
David Eager, University of Technology Sydney Investigations are under way following the tragic accident at the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast on Tuesday that left four people dead. Queensland Police say initial...
Lack of control over high-stress jobs can lead to early grave
Academic research has found that having greater control over your job can help you manage work-related stress. But it's never suggested that it was a matter of life and death -- until now. New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in the US...
Need A Training Room? Melbourne Facility Available For Hire
Learning Dimensions Network's Collingwood training facility at 22 Easey Street Collingwood (Melbourne) is available for hire. Our training room can be booked for short or long term hire. Our venue is perfect for hosting training, workshops, meetings, corporate...
Retro Office Safety Training Video
Although the fashions have long gone, and thankfully many of the behaviours in the workplace have changed, this video still addresses the following topics which are just as relevant today as when "You and Office Safety!" was made: • Good Housekeeping • Slips, Trips...
FactCheck: do better pay rates for truck drivers improve safety?
FactCheck: do better pay rates for truck drivers improve safety? Michael Quinlan, UNSW Australia The evidence is that if you ensure that people travel safely in terms of safe rates you will get proper outcomes … you will get improved safety. – Shadow Minister for...
Safety – What are you accountable for?
Workplace Safety : what are you accountable for? What are you accountable for when it comes to the safety of your workplace? Managing partner of Safety Dimensions, Louise Quinn explores these questions. Fixed Link: http://youtu.be/2-bLNKlecyo
Record court fines for failing to keep workplaces safe
Almost 130 businesses and individuals were fined a record amount by the Victorian courts in 2015-16 for breaching OHS laws. New figures released today by WorkSafe reveal 108 businesses and 21 individuals were fined or ordered to pay restitution totalling more than...
Geelong builder fined for bullying teen apprentice
A Geelong builder who repeatedly bullied his teenage apprentice over a two-year period was last week convicted and fined $12,500 in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court. Wayne Allan Dennert, of Bell Post Hill, pleaded guilty to one rolled-up charge under the 2004 OHS Act of...