Tag Archives: worksafe

Tag Archives: worksafe

09/12

Harassment and inequality should be treated like a workplace hazard

Inequality is a workplace hazard and, like RSI and bad backs, gendered violence can be prevented. The CEO of Our Watch, Mary Barry, explains how workplaces can help create a future that's free of violence against women.  Hard hats and boots or rape and sexual harassment. Which of these says Occupational Health and Safety to…
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02/12

Australian Safety Company Launches New “Care for Care” Program

Worksafe Guardian (WSG), an employee safety app developed in Australia to monitor the safety of lone workers, are excited to announce their new Care for Care program. For every 10 WSG Safety Apps that are signed up, Worksafe Guardian will donate 1 app to their Care for Care Program, designated specifically for not-for-profit organisations. A…
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02/12

New research released on workplace mental health in Australia

Safe Work Australia has published two new research reports that present the latest findings on the prevalence of workplace bullying and harassment; and the impact of management commitment to psychological health and safety and poor mental health in the workplace on organisational productivity. The Psychosocial Safety Climate and Better Productivity in Australian Workplaces: Cost, Productivity,…
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02/12

Forest safety leaders look to culture and technology solutions

A wide range of forest safety experts are making positive change in New Zealand’s forestry workplace, using peoples’ minds to bring safety culture change to their work situations and combining that with technology to make their job safer. Workers and safety champions in the forest industry around the country have been working hard to improve…
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