Queensland rugby league legend Shane Webcke put his promising football career on hold in 1994 when his dad died in a workplace incident. I lost my dad in a workplace incident, so I know first-hand that family and loved ones are the most important reason for work...

Worksafe - Homesafe: Interview with City of Gold Coast's Joe McCabe City of Gold Coast  is the second largest local government in Australia (based on estimated resident population) known for its beaches, hinterland ranges, forests, waterways and vibrant communities,...

Professor Patrick Hudson: Moving up the culture ladder (Video) In this video from the Australian Work Health & Safety Strategy 2012-2022 Virtual Seminar Series, international expert, Professor Patrick Hudson, likens organisational culture to a game of snakes and...

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What is the most dangerous time of the week on the roads? SMH recently published research by the Road Safety Unit of UNSW showing that the most dangerous time on NSW roads and across the nation is around 3pm on a Saturday. Monday has found to be the safest day....

Focus On Water: Seqwater Interview Joseph Meissner Creating a safe work environment for employees is a priority for Seqwater, aiming for a safety culture where all employees are responsible for safety and are empowered to make safer decisions. Safety Dimensions were...

Sunshine Coast Regional Council recently proposed an aspirational vision: to be Australia’s most sustainable region – vibrant, green and diverse. This involved ‘repositioning’ the brand of the local council as a ‘business’ rather than a ‘public service agency’ with a...

Workplace Safety : what are you accountable for? As a leader, what are you accountable for when it comes to the safety of your workplace? Managing partner of Safety Dimensions, Louise Quinn explores these questions in this short informative video. Fixed Link:...

A new study of teenagers and their mums reveals how adolescent brains negotiate risk - and the factors that modulate their risk-taking behind the wheel. In the study, reported in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 14-year-old subjects completed a...

Accident prevention should look at the big picture of what went wrong Accidents, as we all know, happen. But unfortunately, the traditional approach to accident investigation is still blighted by root cause thinking. That’s despite the fact that it is now well known...

Worksafe Victoria Announces New Safety Record The rate of injuries in Victorian workplaces has reached a new record low, according to the half-yearly results released today by WorkSafe Victoria. As of 31 December 2014, there were 7.32 claims per million hours worked...

Keep On Truckin' - Safely What distinguishes a trucking company with a good safety record from one that performs poorly on safety? That’s the question which has focused the mind of UNSW academic Lori Mooren. Transport employers proactive in managing road risks ‘Heavy...

The Guardian has reported that Nepalese migrants building infrastructure to host the 2022 World Cup died at a rate of one every two days in 2014 – despite Qatar’s promises to improve their working conditions including working long hours in temperatures that regularly...