Risk Management

SAFETY NEWS – Major Changes to QLD safety laws

SAFETY NEWS – Major Changes to QLD safety laws

IMPORTANT SAFETY NEWS - Major Changes to QLD safety laws Following a review conducted in the aftermath of the Gold Coast theme park tragedy last October, The Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 introduced to the QLD parliament is proposed to significantly amend safety laws. With fines up to $10 million for [...]
Key steps to avoid Management Liability

Key steps to avoid Management Liability

Key steps to avoid Management Liability Organisations are facing more risks than ever before. With an increasingly litigious society it seems that a potential lawsuit could present itself at any moment. Whether you're found liable or not, the time-consuming litigation process could be difficult to manage and extremely costly to defend.  You can incur considerable [...]
Quad bikes – Tips to stay alive

Quad bikes – Tips to stay alive

Quad bikes – Tips to stay alive Quad bikes are very popular on farms because they are tough and versatile. However, they are also a leading cause of serious injuries and death in rural workplaces with most accidents involving a rollover. Why so many accidents? Quad bikes are light-weight, powerful and their high centre of [...]
Fatality occurs during filming of a forklift safety video

Fatality occurs during filming of a forklift safety video

Fatality occurs during the filming of a forklift safety video While many workplace accidents are the result of inexperience, others can be the result of being over-confident. After a while, employees can become so familiar working with dangerous machinery and equipment that they forget how potentially dangerous they can be. That became all too evident [...]
Safety in the Storage and Warehousing Industry

Safety in the Storage and Warehousing Industry

Safety in the Storage and Warehousing Industry   Storage and Warehousing are an integral part of Australia’s supply chain and combined with transport, the industry employs an estimated 500,000 people across Australia. Warehousing work is often heavy and consequently workers in this industry have a higher than average chance of being injured at work. What [...]
Training in Dealing with challenging or aggressive clients

Training in Dealing with challenging or aggressive clients

 Dealing with challenging or aggressive behaviour training In some industries, including health, community and employment services, workers may be in contact with clients who are confused, unwell and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs including ‘ice’ (Crystal Methamphetamine). Employees may be at risk of injury or harm from intimidating, frightening, threatening, offensive or physically dangerous [...]