Articles tagged under ‘Health and safety’
Articles 1 - 8 of 8
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The lowdown on lifting
Dr Jos Verbeek talks about a review of research on training employees to lift to prevent back problems.
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Moving backwards on backs
The messages of a $6 million public health campaign about back pain are being lost thanks to good intentions and a lack of consistency.
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Does workers' compensation affect suicide rates?
If you're in vocational rehab you should be concerned about lack of data on work injury-suicide link, says grief support provider Creative Ministries Network.
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All bad news or incentive to improve?
The financial crisis provides employers opportunity to support employees to better health - but there are pitfalls to avoid.
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Tired of workplace health wannabes?
Every workplace has health champions and health underdogs. Motivating the latter can be a real challenge...
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Tuna farmers turning the tide in return to work management.
An investment in occupational health, safety and welfare has paid dividends for a South Australian tuna farm.
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On-site injury management
A chapter summary from the book 'Moving in on occupational injury' exploring the benefits of on-site medical presence.
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The sleepy shift-worker
The keys to managing sleepiness in the workplace.
Archived Articles 1 - 7 of 7
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Stamping out LTIs to post a profit
RTW Matters weighs in on the people issues of RTW @ Australia Post.
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A taste of what's to come...
Get warmed up for the workers' comp debate with the ACTU's take on OHS harmonisation.
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How Victoria Police put a stop to poor performance
One strategy improved Vic Police's poor workers' comp results - getting to know it could help your workplace too.
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Harmonised workers' comp: a SWAB or a solution?
Safe Work Australia is up and running but the Safe Work Australia Bill is back in Parliament. What's going on?
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Retail recession + squatting scandals = GrannyGate for Myer
A case study in RTW and bad PR
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Return to Work Matters Strategic Summer Reading Package
Three volumes of RTWMatters Greatest Hits to get you pointed in the right direction
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The scientific method: Successful health and wellbeing strategies at the CSIRO.
A tailored, best practice Health and Well Being program.
Research 1 - 7 of 7
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What is the story, Safe Work Australia?
Claims are going down but costs are going up. Has safety improved? We dig into the data on trends in Australian workers comp.
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"But I didn't touch him"
What is non-physical violence, and how does it impact the workplace?
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She'll be right: Under-reporting injury in the workplace
According to one study, only 52% of work related injury and illness gets reported
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Does safety education save backs?
Can workplace back safety education programs reduce the risk of back injuries and complications?
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Healthy work environment = Healthy workers
Workers care about support and respect in the workplace and notice whether health and safety are management priorities.
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Safety drive
Do health promotion programs improve the health and driving safety of truck drivers?
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When safety turns dangerous...
Safety incentive programs may reduce workplace injury rates but they can also cause under-reporting.