by Shayne | Oct 7, 2019 | Business, Safety, Safety Maturity, safety meeting
With October being National Safe Work Month, now is probably a good time to think about the safety culture in your business or where you work, it is an essential part of your safety and I would argue your business performance. Safety culture represents a workplace’s...
by Shayne | Oct 7, 2019 | Heat Stress, Legal, Regulator, safety meeting, toolbox talk
I’m sure we are not surprised but it looks like Australia is heading into what is predicted to be a warmer than average summer, a recent study has found workers are significantly more likely to suffer injuries in hot weather, especially during the first few days...
by Shayne | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
In further legal news the NSW Government has confirmed it is considering amending the State WHS Act to make it “stronger” and easier to prosecute offences, while regulators have issued alerts with prevention strategies after a series of workplace...
by Shayne | Sep 20, 2019 | Legal, Regulator, WHS Fines
The Northern Territory Government has introduced an Amendment Bill creating the WHS offence of industrial manslaughter, with maximum penalties of “imprisonment for life” for individuals and 65,000 penalty units (currently equating to $10,205,000) for...
