Risk Management

Reducing the risks of Company Christmas Parties

13 December 2018

Planning a staff Christmas party? It’s a great way to reward your team for their efforts over the year, however it also important to remember that you are likely responsible for your employee’s health and safety at the event, even though they are not officially working at the time. TIPS for a safe work Christmas [...]

Why having a managed LMS and online induction is awesome

10 August 2018

Why having a fully managed LMS (Leaning Management System) and online employee induction program is awesome Recently, the Australian Government made mandatory changes to leave entitlements for some workers. For our TANDI members, this is a non-issue when it comes to employee notifications and updating policies. An email has been sent to all existing Employee [...]

Codes of Practice enforced in Queensland

6 August 2018

Codes of Practice are now an enforceable standard in Queensland While many of the provisions of the 2017 amendment Act came into effect at the commencement last year, there are a number of items that were scheduled to commence on the 1stJuly, including the enforcement of standards as set out in the individual Codes of Practice. [...]

6 Tips for Creating a Safety Culture in Your Workplace

14 May 2018

6 tips for creating A Safety Culture in Your Workplace A ‘Safety Culture’ is not only the policies and procedures your company has in place. Culture comes from mind-set, attitudes and behaviours. By removing complacency in your work place and successfully developing a Safety Culture, you can avoid productivity loss through injuries and illnesses AND [...]

5 priority steps to a safe workplace in 2018

27 January 2018

5 priority steps to a safe workplace in 2018 With significantly increased fines and penalties for breaching health and safety legislation during last year, employers should take a fresh look at their risk management and take action to minimise the risk of workplace injuries. Safety Management is a demanding obligation and with a plethora of [...]

Mobile Plant Fatalities

29 December 2017

Mobile Plant fatalities Worksafe Queensland has reported 3 tragic fatalities involving mobile plant. During December, a worker was tragically killed when a ride-on mower rolled over on a steep slope. A few weeks earlier, a worker was killed when the tractor he was driving went over the edge of a steep embankment on a farm [...]

Queensland farm workers injured in a high-voltage incident

13 November 2017

Two Queensland farm workers seriously injured in a high-voltage incident The incident happened on a rural property in the Western Downs Region when the grain auger they were relocating struck overhead powerlines. Both workers sustained serious burns from the incident and had to be airlifted to hospital. One of the workers had to be placed [...]

‘Industrial Manslaughter’ legislation passed in QLD

11 November 2017

‘Industrial Manslaughter’ legislation passed in QLD As widely expected, Queensland Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 on October 12. Industrial manslaughter will now become an offence attracting up to 20 years jail time and $10 million fines for companies. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the new laws would leave [...]

Farm Worker Fatality and how it could have been avoided

7 November 2017

Farm Worker Fatality and how it could have been avoided There has been another work-related fatality on a North Queensland farm last week. A backpacker from Belgium tragically passed away from what is believed to be heat stroke, while working on a watermelon farm in Ayr. The temperature at Ayr last Tuesday, when the incident [...]

Managing Stress – Balancing work and family life

9 September 2017

Managing Stress Things have been overwhelming lately. Balancing work and family life has been hectic and the amount of negativity we are bombarded with at the moment seems at an all-time record. It has been a huge mental challenge to keep positive and not be dragged under the wave of fear . . . a [...]

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