Australian businesses must do all they can to prevent and address sexual harassment and discrimination happening in their workplaces. Here’s how to reduce your risks and comply with the new standards.
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Arborists’ work rates as one of the highest safety risks of Australian businesses. Use our checklist to revise and refresh your approach to safety and risk management.
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Tradies may be the lifeblood of your business, but are you protecting them against the risk and hazards in your workplace? Find out more about how you can better protect them and your operations.
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Small businesses have responsibilities to ensure workplace safety, but it can be confusing knowing what to do. Here’s how to identify hazards & develop systems to improve your risk management.
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When planning a work Christmas party, here’s how your business can minimise and monitor the risks before, during and after the event. These measures will help reduce your liabilities.
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Australia’s construction sector is under pressure from many fronts, and with the third sequential La Nina weather pattern, the business will get even more stormy. Here are three tips for managing your risks.
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While many SMEs are getting a handle on managing COVID risks to their business, they may be blinkered
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Are you sure you’re up to date on your responsibilities as an employer to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus in your workplace? In this, the third year of living with the pandemic, beware of what the World Health Organisation calls the ‘infodemic’ – an overwhelm of false and misleading information.
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A company’s reliance on an expert employee to manage machine hazards created a "trap for inexperienced workers". A court fines it with $147,000 over an amputation incident and breach.
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There is an increase in working from home arrangements. Workplaces across the country have had to adapt to ensure Work Health Safety requirements are met even if workers are at home.
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Make WHS a regular part of running your business. Including WHS in your standard processes can improve normal standard practice for everyone involved in your business.
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Businesses across all industries are affected to some degree by fatigue. However, certain types of work and particular sectors have an inherently higher risk of fatigue. In a work context, fatigue is mental and / or physical exhaustion that reduces your ability to perform your work safely and effectively.
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Due to the impacts of COVID-19, both state and federal governments have provided additional funding to deal with mental health. However, businesses can choose to implement their own Employee Assistance Program (EAP) within their workplaces.
If you operate a business with employees, you are required to have workers compensation insurance in place to protect your employees for injuries or illnesses they may sustain while they are at work. Workers compensation laws vary from state to state, so it can be a complex area, particularly if you operate a business nationally or across multiple states.
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