Tag Archives: safety

Tag Archives: safety

18/08

Workplace mental and physical health under the spotlight

It is estimated that untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $10.9 billion per year, comprising of $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $145 million in compensation claims. Business owners and organisational leaders play a critical role in driving practices that promote mental health in the workplace. The workplace has been…
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18/08

Health and safety attitudes lag behind law change

WorkSafe believes it will take years to completely transform the country's attitude towards health and safety, three months after sweeping changes to the law were rolled out. On average, one person every week dies at work and many more from work-related sickness. The youngest workplace death this year was in March when a three-year-old boy…
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18/08

Asbestos fears as WorkSafe proposes a cut in mandatory checks

Buildings constructed in Victoria after 2003 will no longer be forced to undergo mandatory asbestos checks, under controversial changes being proposed by the workplace regulator despite serious safety concerns. The proposed reform, contained in a draft set of new regulations, comes just weeks after a recent string of health scares on Australian building sites where potentially deadly asbestos…
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05/08

Workers injured in rush to remove three level crossings in Melbourne

Workers injured in rush to remove three level crossings in Melbourne by Clay Lucas.  Available from <http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/workers-injured-in-rush-to-remove-three-level-crossings-in-melbourne-20160726-gqe04d.html>. [July 27, 2016] The rapid removal of three level crossings during a round-the-clock construction blitz in Melbourne's south-east has led to serious injuries of workers on the site. The John Holland Group is removing level crossings in Bentleigh, McKinnon…
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