Dr Robert Long is an expert in social psychology. In this podcast he talks about the ‘social psychology of risk’ and what it offers the work health and safety industry.
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Safe Work Australia has published two research reports by Griffith University under the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030.
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About this seminar
Heat is a hazard that can cause heat-related illness and increase the risk of work-related injury.
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Costs of work-related fatalities, injuries and diseases data can now be seen on our new interactive data page on the Data website.
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Safe Work Australia has published a report on our progress in the first year the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030.
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Explore our data through our new Interactive Dashboards and Data Insights on the Data website.
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Every year, quad bikes are a major cause of death and serious injury in rural workplaces. Many incidents involve rollovers.
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An electrical risk is something that can cause death, serious injury or shock. It can be direct or indirect contact.
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Workplace bullying is repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed at a worker (or group of workers).
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This report offers insights into the behavioural and cultural factors and barriers which impact on the work health and safety practices of farmers.
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A random, population-based sample of 5,528 Australian workers participated in the Australian Work Exposure Study (AWES). Workers answered questions about the tasks they completed and the controls used at work.
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The issue
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of chemical compounds formed during the incomplete combustion of organic material.
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The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.
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The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.
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This project was undertaken by Instinct and Reason Pty Ltd under commission from Safe Work Australia. The report describes the findings of a qualitative research study on the structural metal product manufacturing industry—an industry with a high rate of work-related injury and illness.
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