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19.01.2022 Heat stress Working in hot and/or humid environments can be uncomfortable, but more importantly lead to a heat-related illness, which can be fatal. A heat related illness can result from these contributing factors: * wearing high levels of personal protective equipment (e.g. hazmat suits)...Continue reading

16.01.2022 In a recent survey conducted by SafeWork Australia, survey participants have indicated that many small businesses find health and safety laws complex and onerous to navigate and comply with. This includes such areas as: When and how to investigate suspected work health and safety incidents/breaches How much involvement workers should be given as part of dealing with WHS in the workplace Training... What to do after an incident The key take away from the survey is that small business should seek help sooner rather than later, as there are many steps which can be taken to unravel WHS laws and provide suitable training, procedures and documents to allow small (and medium) businesses to get on with work but in a healthy and safe manner. A little investment earlier can make large savings going forward, not only in terms of reducing potential liability for fines and costly litigation but also with respect to lost time injuries, workers compensation insurance premiums and overall productivity. 2016 Kemp Strang

16.01.2022 What are your passions? `Mine are surfing, family and promoting work health and safety..and not necessarily in that order....I understand that many do not share my passion for WHS and think that it is another burden for the business owner or in WHS speak the PCBU - Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking to deal with. So let my passion for work health and safety address your mandated WHS responsibilities to your employees, customers and the community and relieve you of the task. Call me, Ed Laming on 0401 969 412

15.01.2022 If you would like to discuss how you to manage health and safety at your workplace please contact Ed Laming 0401969412

12.01.2022 Sole traders it's not just companies with many employees that have health and safety obligations In a recent NSW case, a sole trader by the name of Gregory Paul Dunn (trading as That's Slashing and Tipper Hire), pleaded guilty to breaching WHS laws dealing with plant being without risks to health and safety. A casual employee engaged by Mr Dunn suffered fatal injuries whilst operating a tractor which rolled onsite. The tractor had been fitted with something called a "roll-o...ver protective structure" that had previously prevented injury in an earlier rollover incident. However, this structure was not deployed and was even partly corroded at the time of the casual employee's death. As an additional matter, the seatbelt buckle had been removed prior to the accident because it was not functioning properly, which would have nullified the effectiveness of the roll-over protective structure had the latter even been used. Ultimately Mr Dunn should not have allowed the employee to operate the tractor until appropriate repairs had been made. This was obvious given warnings in the manual and also on the tractor itself. The fine imposed was $160,000 out of a maximum of $300,000. 2016 Kemp Strang

10.01.2022 If you would like to discuss how you to manage health and safety at your workplace please contact Ed Laming 0401969412

04.01.2022 Management of WHS risks in the workplace is one of the most difficult organisational functions to manage. A WHS professional posesses broad multidisciplinary and generalist knowledge in technical risk management, experience and leadership skills and above all, independence in reporting and thinking. In many organisations WHS is seen as something anyone in the workplace can do..unfortunately Safe Work Australia statistics indicate that this approach is not working and a more professional approach is needed to support organisations on their journey to discharge moral, legal and ethical obligations. (OHS Professional September 2017).

02.01.2022 In response to recent queries from clients regarding how to maintain professional "currency" in WHS, we suggest referring to the peak body for the WHS in Australia, the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA). Although work health and safety legislation has not changed significantly since introduction of the "nationally harmonized" model system of 2011, it is important to remain current with changes to benchmarks for safe performance such as Australian Standards (AS) and ISO spe...cification. In addition, one needs to revise the bones of specialized WHS knowledge. To this end, we at Work Health Safety Forensics refer and revise this material through our access to the Safety Institute of Australia's (SIA) "Book of Knowledge". Safety is everyone's responsibility so check out this source yourselves. Keep safe and be happy. Ed

01.01.2022 WHS is not all black and white...it can be have sharp consequences if you dont know your way....we can help you and your business to rise above the hazards and address your workplace risks.