Blog posts tagged with 'employee safety'

SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert about the use of pallet trucks and tailgate lifters following an incident in which a worker was injured in the second serious incident this year. The incident occurred while contractors were delivering stock in Adelaide’s northern suburbs on 13 June this year.

WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert about the health and safety risks of stacking boxes in cold rooms following an incident in which a young employee was struck on the head by falling boxes. The employee, who was restocking a cold room in a fast food restaurant, suffered a concussion and needed medical treatment. The boxes of frozen fries and patties weighed up to 16kg each and were stacked about 2 metres high.

Engagement is one of the key challenges that safety teams experience, with recent research finding that it is one of the weakest pillars of the safety experience for workers. The engagement challenge is twofold when it comes to safety – particularly in high-risk industries like mining, manufacturing, construction, utilities and logistics, said Jess Daly, chief strategy officer for professional services firm Everyday Massive.

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Workplace Health and Safety Queensland recently issued an alert following an incident in which a worker was killed as material unloading activities took place on a construction project. A dog trailer that was part of a rigid truck and single dog trailer combination rolled onto its side and pinned the worker underneath.

The Queensland Government has commissioned an independent review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland to support proposed amendments to the state’s WHS laws introduced to Parliament late last year.

The Victorian Government is looking to review the sentencing of OHS offences committed by both individuals and organisations after it provided the Sentencing Advisory Council with terms of reference to make relevant recommendations for reform. This will be the first examination of sentencing practices for OHS offences since Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act came into effect almost 20 years ago.

Storytelling is an easy way to help boost engagement and the WHS profession is primed for storytelling and the benefits it can provide in terms of improved communication, according to an expert in the area.

WorkSafe Victoria recently reminded employers about the serious legal consequences they face if they put workers at risk after the regulator completed 153 successful health and safety prosecutions last year.