Monthly Archives: December 2016

Monthly Archives: December 2016

21/12

Workers must help manage safety too

WorkSafe ACT Commissioner Greg Jones would not be human if he said he wasn't feeling frustrated at the spike in serious safety incidents in the Territory's construction industry in recent weeks. In 2012, an ACT government-commissioned report revealed the Territory had the worst construction site safety record in Australia, with a rate of serious injury…
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21/12

Workplace bullying: why management backlash is behind Australia’s steep rise

Despite a change in fast-tracking complaints, there are more reports of bullying which experts link to management’s loss of control in the workplace orkplace lawyer Josh Bornstein was so emotionally affected by a bullying case handled by his firm that he lobbied the prime minister to fast-track the complaints process so victims could quickly put…
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21/12

SafeWork NSW Releases Alert on Tower Crane Work

The alert states that erection/climbing/dismantling of tower cranes is a potentially hazardous process involving work at heights, awkward postures, lifting and aligning components of significant size and mass, and installing temporary support systems, all of which often are done under significant time pressure due to the need for road closures, suitable daylight hours, or short…
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21/12

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT

THE effectiveness of workplace safety laws is one of the great success stories in modern Australian society.  There has been a genuine shift in workplace culture driven by government policy, strong legislation and effective regulators.  Workplace safety is arguably the key focus for management and for the individual worker.  This safety priority is even more…
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