The Safety Dimensions Blog
Safety Dimensions presents at the Victorian Water Industry Association Seminar
The Victorian Water Industry Association (VicWater) is the peak industry association for water businesses in Victoria. VicWater plays an important role in the Victorian water industry: influencing government policy, providing forums for industry discussions on...
Workplace Safety : What are you accountable for?
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:...
$450,000 fine over front end loader tragedy
$450,000 fine over front end loader tragedy A Melbourne waste recycling company has been convicted and fined $450,000 over the death of an employee who was struck by the bucket of a 20-tonne front end loader. Resource Recovery Victoria Pty Ltd (‘RRV’) pleaded guilty...
This is your teen’s brain behind the wheel
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
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
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
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...
Employers vs Workers – WHS Perceptions In Construction (Report)
Employers vs Workers - Work Health and Safety Perceptions In Construction (Report) A report has been released from Safe Work Australia summarising findings from construction employers and workers from six existing Safe Work Australia data sources and one data source...
At What Cost? 2022 World Cup Could See 4000 Worker Fatalities
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...
Update To VIC OHS Amendment Regulations 2014 Guide
Updated Information Sheet on OHS Amendment Regulations 2014 (VIC) The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Regulations 2014 (OHS Amendment Regulations) came into effect on 1 July 2014. The amendments improve the workability of the regulations and reduce...
Safe Design Saves Lives – Report
Data released by Safe Work Australia in the Work-related fatalities associated with unsafe design of machinery, plant and powered tools, 2006-2011 report indicates a high number of work-related fatalities could have been avoided if risks had been eliminated through...
Attitudes towards risk taking and rule breaking in Australian workplaces
Attitudes towards risk taking and rule breaking in Australian workplaces - A New Safe Work Australia Report Safe Work Australia has published a report on the attitudes of Australian workers towards acceptance of risk taking and rule breaking in the workplace as...
Shifting Gears For Workplace Wellbeing – Mark Haley Interview
In Conversation With Mark Haley, National Organisational Development Manager at Border Express Janet McCulloch, Managing Partner of Leadership Dimensions, chats with Mark Haley about learning and development, change and managing mental health in the high pressure...
What Goes On At Santa Corp? (Video)
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A Christmas safety message for busy retailers
As Victoria’s retail sector heads into its busy Christmas and January sales period, employers and employees are being reminded to pay attention to workplace safety. Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) inspectors have begun visiting retail stores across the state to...