Articles tagged under ‘Health and safety’

Articles 1 - 10 of 10

• 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.

Archived Articles 1 - 7 of 7

• 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

• 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.