Month: February 2020

The report of the latest Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey makes very interesting reading – and notes the disgraceful situations of principals being punched, kicked, headbutted, bitten, spat at, stabbed with scissors or pencils and having school furniture flung at them. The survey has run nationally every year since 2011 in response …

PRINCIPALS’ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING SURVEY 2019 Read More »

Do you work full or part-time from home? If so, you’re not alone – it is estimated that within the next few years, up to 50 per cent of employees will be working full or part-time, remotely – particularly from their homes. One of the main challenges for people working from home is achieving an …

WORKING AT HOME WITH THE KIDS ON HOLIDAYS? HERE ARE FOUR TIPS FOR COPING Read More »

Working in warm to hot conditions is a serious safety concern. Thousands of workers become sick every year from exposure to heat. Some even die. Heat illnesses and death are preventable if you learn to identify the warning signs and take the appropriate action. Heat stress is the general term used to describe heat-generated illnesses …

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OSHA’s CEO and Principal Consultant Dr David McIvor has addressed the 2019 national conference of the ‘Health Excellence Institute of Australia’. His talk focussed on “Work Safety in Health Care”. To see his paper, CLICK HERE. Themes covered in the paper included: Major sources of work-related injuries, illnesses and claims in the healthcare sector Inherent …

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