Focus on Risks - Creating Healthy Workplaces

Following the suspected heat related death of a Queensland worker near Roma last weekend, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has urged employers to ensure their workers are not exposed to deadly heat stress.
For more information go to:http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/resources/pdfs/work-environment-facilities-cop-2011.pdf

Quad Bike Safety - Did you know there are 220,000 quad bikes in Australia with 80% being used in rural industries. They are the leading cause of death in Australian agriculture and a significant contributor to injuries. Farm health and safety experts from Australia, New Zealand and United States of America gathered in Mount Isa these past few days to attend the ‘Are you remotely interested?...’ and ‘Farmsafe’ Conference where this one was one of the topics discussed. Read their media release here:http://www.aghealth.org.au/tinymce_fm/uploaded/Quad%20Bike/mtisa_statement.pdf

Is it Time to Sue for Workplace Safety Breaches in New Zealand?

New Zealand companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter of employees should face heavier fines and the potential to be sued as an incentive to “grow a conscience” and take responsibility for workplace safety, a corporate governance expert says. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/31360-Time-Sue-for-Workplace-Safety-Breaches-New-Zealand.html

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