Articles tagged under ‘Health and safety’

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• Australian workers hit hard by Covid worries

  Almost as many Covid-related mental health claims as infection claims were lodged in Australia in the months to July 31, according to workers' compensation data released by Safe Work Australia - but the US outstrips us by far.

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• Working from home while homeschooling the kids

  It's a tough gig, but expert advice suggests that it is possible to maintain the wellbeing of workers and their kids in that unprecedented 2020 phenomenon, the home / school / office.

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• Webinar recording: Automated Manual Handling Risk Assessments: a benefit or a distraction?

  Presented by David Bick of JointAction Solutions along with Michael Lawrence and Roscoe McCord during question time, this webinar asks whether automated risk assessment technology is faster, more accurate and more reliable than checklist-in-hand approache

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• Rethinking presenteeism and prevention, post-COVID-19

  Swap soldiering on for staying at home. Forgo social contact we used to take for granted. Two ways the status quo has gotta go in the post-COVID working world - and some potential unintended consequences.

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• COVID-19 effects on injury compensation claim numbers

  COVID-19 is having a massive range of impacts on our work and health, and these will flow on to the nation’s compensation schemes

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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.

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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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• Will IT cause chronic health problems?

  Sedentary work and screen time leisure sound warning bells for the future health of the growing information technology (IT) workforce.

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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.