According to a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland incident alert, the worker sustained serious head, back and chest injuries when he attempted to jump off a trestle to avoid the collapse.
A Queensland worker was allegedly seriously injured during the collapse of a 2.8-metre block wall in September 2018.
According to a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland incident alert, the worker sustained serious head, back and chest injuries when he attempted to jump off a trestle to avoid the collapse. Standards Australia has announced that AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018, ‘Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use’ has been published.
The new joint Australian/New Zealand standard is a modified adoption of the International Standard ISO 45001. The International Standard provides guidance to organisations and individuals responsible for safe work systems. A new study suggests that workers in the construction and transport industries are at high risk for traumatic spinal injuries.
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the study, led by the University of Sydney, investigated 824 cases of people admitted to NSW hospitals over three years with workplace-related traumatic spinal injuries. October, Australia’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, provides an opportunity for us all to focus on breast cancer and its impact on those affected by the disease in our community.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among Australian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). Survival rates continue to improve in Australia with 89 out of every 100 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer now surviving five or more years beyond diagnosis. World Mental Health Day – 10 October – is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. An initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health to raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide. Do You See What I See? challenges perceptions about mental illness in Australia and encourages everyone to look at mental health in a more positive light, in an effort to reduce stigma and make way for more people to seek the help and support they deserve. Stigma around mental illness due to misunderstanding or prejudice remains an issue in Australia, delaying or preventing people from wanting or feeling able to seek help, and impacting adversely on their lives.
Misconceptions and misrepresentations about those experiencing mental illness are damaging to people’s lives. They may include references to people affected as being ‘scary’, ‘comical’, ‘incompetent’, ‘weak’ or ‘hopeless’ and can appear anywhere, from in the media and the arts to conversations we have at work, school or home. The reality is the vast majority of people affected by mental illness are able to lead independent and contributing lives in the community, with the right treatment and support. With one in five Australians affected, they form part of our close circles of family, friends and colleagues, and interact with us in our communities every day. It’s time to look at mental illness in a different light – a positive light. Colour and Life, Resilience, Determination, Strength, Perseverance, Bravery, Recovery, Hopefulness, Courage, Contribution and more. For more information visit https://1010.org.au/ Due to the physically demanding nature of their work, tradies are particularly susceptible to developing arthritis.
In an effort to educate workers on maintaining better health practices, CSR Gyprock and Arthritis NSW have joined forces to create a series of videos that demonstrate warm-up and cool-down exercises. The Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, has launched National Safe Work Month for 2018.
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