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Staying Cool Under Extreme Heat
As summer temperatures soar around the country, Worksafe Victoria shares some advice about how to prevent heat illness from working outdoors in hot weather or where heat is generated as part of work. With temperatures predicted to reach above 40 degrees Celsius across...
Donald’s Disney Safety Video – A Blast From The Past With Relevance Today
Sometimes it takes the ridiculous to remind us how our behaviours and safety standards can be in complete contrast from one environment to the next. In this classic slap-stick Disney cartoon from 1956, J. J. Fate follows Donald Duck through his workday, contrasting...
Waiting For Safety – Why Young People “Wait and See” To Report Hazards
A recently published Canadian study by the Journal of Safety Research showed that young people considered their supervisors one of the barriers to injury prevention and reporting. The study titled Waiting for Safety: Responses By Young Canadian Workers To Unsafe...
Workers Compensation – What does it cost?
According to Safe Work Australia's 'Key Workers’ Compensation Information Australia 2013 Report'*, in the year 2010-11 there were 127,330 serious workers’ compensation claims involving one or more weeks of time lost from work, a permanent incapacity or fatality. This...
Radio Prank Call: A Tragic Lesson For Leaders On Accountability
An application has been filed with Fair Work Australia by radio presenter Mel Greig alleging that Southern Cross Austereo, (owner of Sydney radio station 2Day FM) failed to maintain a safe workplace in the devastating aftermath of a radio prank phone call late last...
Do borders matter when lives are lost? A reflection
Do borders matter when lives are lost? A reflection from Melissa Williams. When I work outside Australia and New Zealand, I am left pondering what if' questions about training on the global scale - questions like: Can you gain an industry training benchmark/standard...