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The importance of evidence in addressing workplace

WebAt the recent Scientific Meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM), Allison Milner stepped in for an ill Tony La Montagne …

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WebThe Australian Institute of Health and Safety has been dropping new chapters of its Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Body of Knowledge for many years. The …

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Research shows the importance of OHS knowledge in achieving …

WebThe research emphasises the important of OHS knowledge. A current and effective state of knowledge on OHS and hazard controls is an important part of most occupational health …

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OHS and Anne Wyatt – SafetyAtWorkBlog

WebDr Anne Wyatt is an established occupational health and safety (OHS) professional with a particular interest in workplace psychological hazards. Some time …

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Most-read OHS articles in 2019 – SafetyAtWorkBlog

WebThe production rate of 225 articles seems to have been consistent as the blog contains 2,722 articles and is coming into its twelfth year of operation. The most read articles for …

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New international standard for evaluating OHS performance

WebISO 45004:2024 is intended to help organisations to effectively monitor, measure, analyse and evaluate occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. …

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Is workplace health and safety still relevant

WebThe change is coming from a realisation that what is still mostly called Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been misunderstood and misapplied, especially in the context of …

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Happy (Safe and Healthy) Holidays – SafetyAtWorkBlog

WebIt is also traditional to be reflective. In 2021, SafetyAtWorkBlog produced 157 original articles. At an average of 13 per month, I think we are providing value for money.

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Is work health and safety “woke”

WebOccupational health and safety (OHS) has always been progressive in that its purpose is to prevent harm to workers and people. It has lost its way sometimes and …

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WebThe occupational health and safety (OHS) profession operates within the legislative context of “so far as is reasonably practicable“, that band of compliance, that …

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Hopkins challenges safety culture advocates to look at structure

WebHopkins’ latest book has just been released. “ Organising for Safety – How structure creates culture ” is a radical departure to his previous books about organisational culture. Here …

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Safety is more than common sense – SafetyAtWorkBlog

WebSafety is more than common sense. “Common sense” is a phrase regularly used to describe workplace health and safety. More often than not the term is used …

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Initial reflections on the 23rd World OSH Congress

WebThe 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work has been a remarkable achievement, with 3000 delegates, at least two-thirds of whom are from outside of …

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Dr Fleming’s well-being research has generated controversy, as it

WebDr William Fleming’s open-access article called Employee well‐being outcomes from individual‐level “Mental Health Interventions: Cross‐sectional Evidence from the United …

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Do workers have a human right to workplace health and safety

WebIt seems that there is a human right to “safe and healthy working conditions”. The full Article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which came into …

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Two new workplace health and safety feature films

WebEvery year the Melbourne International Film Festival seems to include a couple of new films related to workplace health and safety issues. This year’s festival …

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COSBOA is outraged over mental health and jail

WebIn a media release COSBOA’s CEO, Peter Strong, states: “The report solely focusses on workers, giving zero consideration to the mental health of employers and …

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Australia gets serious on psychological health at work

WebAustralia gets serious on psychological health at work. Below is an article written by Carlo Caponecchia and published originally on May 25 2021. Caponecchia is …

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The 23rd OHS World Congress opens ….. curiously

WebThe 23rd World Congress for Safety and Health at Work was officially opened last evening after a day of occupational health and safety (OHS) workshops. …

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Time for a rebrand to Organisational Health and Safety

WebTime for a rebrand to Organisational Health and Safety? Outside of unionised workplaces, psychological hazards are usually managed as part of the Human …

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Zero Harm persists in confusing companies on safety

WebZero Harm = Zero Credibility. Australian lawyer, Andrew Douglas is one of the most passionate safety advocates I have met and he is a dogged critic of the Zero Harm …

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Fence or Ambulance

WebThe other week Lucinda Brogden, one of Australia’s Mental Health Commissioners participated in a three day suicide prevention conference, concluding the week as a …

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