Workplaces urged to prioritise safety in 2017 after a horror year
Despite WorkSafe Victoria visiting more than 46,000 businesses in the State, 2016 was the worst year for fatalities since 2009 with 26 workers not making it home the end of the day to their families.
23 of the fatalities were men and the agriculture and construction sectors accounted for almost 58 per cent of fatalities.
WorkSafe’s Executive Director of Health and Safety, Marnie Williams, described the number of workplace fatalities in 2016 as “horrific”. “It can never be acceptable that any worker in Victoria dies just because they are doing their job” she said.
“The consequences of failing to prioritise safety can be catastrophic. As well as the devastation suffered by families and friends, a workplace fatality has an enormous impact on colleagues and, ultimately, the business itself as it is the employer who will face the courts should there be a serious incident” Ms Williams said.
The combination of youth, inexperience, lack of training and systems places your workers at an unacceptable high risk of being seriously hurt or even worse.
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Training is key
The combination of inexperience and lack of training places your workers at an unacceptable high risk of being seriously hurt or even worse.
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