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Issue 45, 12 October 2010
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Hazards need to be redefined for incident investigations
The definition of “hazard” in the safety industry is too broad, and as a result, investigators, risk or OHS managers struggle to not only identify a hazard in an incident investigation, but to clearly identify which risk control measure may have either failed or been omitted, according to an expert in hazards and related investigations.
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Job-stress related depression costs $730 million
Excessive pressure at work is costing Australia’s economy $730 million a year due to job-stress related depression, according to a University of Melbourne and VicHealth report.
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Winery fined after worker death
A Riverina winery in NSW has been fined a total of $125,000 in an industrial court following the death of a worker in 2008.
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Is a circus safer than a workplace?
Australian office workers do more damage to their bones and muscles at a desk than acrobats and circus performers who push their bodies to physical limits, according to the head of a physiotherapy firm specialising in workplace OHS solutions.
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Victorian small businesses warned over safety breaches
Small businesses in Mildura, Victoria, were pulled up on more than 160 health and safety breaches during a five-day campaign by WorkSafe Victoria inspectors in September.
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IOSH invites SIA members involved in construction to participate in survey
The IOSH Construction Group Committee would like to provide the Strategic Forum for Construction (Health and Safety Group), HSE and others with up–to–date information about awareness, uptake and application of the new guidance; current practice in quick hitch use; and an indication of users’ progress and plans for phasing out semi–automatic quick hitches, based on responses from construction health and safety professionals.
If you’re directly involved with organisations that use this type of plant, please assist IOSH by completing this short questionnaire online, by 22 October 2010. The data will be collected electronically and selected results will be posted on our website.
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