Safe Work Australia CEO Michelle Baxter represented Australia at the Singapore WSH Conference in 2018.
The conference theme was Transforming for the future: healthy workforce, safe workplaces.
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As a national policy body, Safe Work Australia shapes healthier, safer, and productive workplaces. We do this by developing and improving national work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements.
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Heat is a hazard in many Australian workplaces, whether work is performed indoors or outdoors. To help you identify hazards in your workplace you should talk to workers, including health and safety representatives, and other duty holders.
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Businesses must do everything that is reasonably practicable to eliminate the risks to workers’ health and safety, including those associated with working in heat. This may include cancelling certain work tasks, rescheduling tasks to cooler parts of the day or waiting for hot conditions to pass.
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It’s important to identify hazards, assess risks and have control measures in place to keep workers safe while working in heat.
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You can eliminate the risks of working in heat by designing the work environment with safety in mind. For example, installing air-conditioning and ventilation.
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An organisation’s ‘culture’ consists of the values and behaviours that workers share and demonstrate. It can include the shared attitudes and beliefs that form part of the organisation’s written and unwritten rules.
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Hear from a corrections officer taking a moment for work health and safety.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Hear from a truck driver taking a moment for work health and safety.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Hear from a factory worker taking a moment for work health and safety.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Hear from a construction worker taking a moment for work health and safety.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Hear from a factory worker, farmer, corrections officer, chef, nurse, truck driver and construction worker, each taking a moment for WHS.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Hear from a chef taking a moment for work health and safety.
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This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.
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Ms Smith-Gander explains that taking a safety moment can be as simple as spending a few minutes every morning talking with your team
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International safety expert Professor Patrick Hudson and Qantas Engineering Head of Safety, Quality and Compliance Mark Sinclair discuss managing WHS risks in complex and hazardous industries.
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This video is a part of a series developed for National Safe Work Month 2017, focusing on our seven priority industries as identified in the Australian Work He
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This presentation features Dr Simon Blackwood from Work Health and Safety Queensland on how they have actively engaged with industry and the community about safety. He answer the big question ‘what’s in it for me and my business?’
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Power tools and appliances are essential in the everyday work of Australian tradies. Using them can be second nature to many, however incorrect use due to inadequate training, poor tool performance or even a minor distraction can result in serious injury.
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Power tools come in various shapes, sizes, voltages and varieties. Yet, irrespective of the size of the tool or how it’s powered, the principles of safe use apply equally to all.
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The risks of working at heights are faced by roof tilers daily.
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Roof tilers use ladders every day. So how do they manage the risks associated and ensure their own and others’ safety?
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Working with animals can be unpredictable and dangerous, so it’s important to know how to protect yourself and your workers.
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In this video, three safety inspectors from WorkSafe Victoria identify simple steps every business can take to identify, assess and fix workplace hazards.
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This presentation covers what work health and safety is, who is covered by the laws, what you need to know and do, information on volunteer officers, consulting with volunteers, what to do if something happens and where to go for more information.
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Downer Infrastructure Services maintains more than 40,000 km of road in Australia. Between January 2012 and July 2016, the organisation recorded 3665 near misses relating to driving members of the public doing the wrong thing on their worksites.
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In this video, registered nurse Tiffany Plummer, Secretary of the NSW Health Services Union Gerard Hayes, and Petrice Wallis from WorkSafe Victoria, discuss the wicked problem of occupational violence in emergency departments.
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Diane Smith-Gander, Dean Pritchard and Marcus Hooke discuss the investment benefits of work health and safety and its integration into organisational culture.
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In this video Kevin, Carolina, Steve and Rachel describe their experiences as first responders. They share the impact of their experiences and discuss practical ways that first responders can be supported to stay safe and healthy on the job.
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In this video, employers are challenged to reduce stigma and provide strong leadership on the issue of workplace mental health. They are also asked to consider how they would deal with a mental health crisis in their workplace.
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Young people starting out in the workforce face a range of issues that can affect their decision-making, coping mechanisms and overall mental wellbeing. They are often unaware of their rights and responsibilities at work and need extra support and guidance from managers and peers.
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In this panel discussion, Lucinda Brogden, Carolyn Davis and Dr Peter Cotton put the spotlight on workplace mental health. Our expert panellists explore why a mentally healthy workplace is important, what it looks like, and what employers can do in the context of their business.
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Ms Herdman introduces this video by providing a fascinating insight into the inseparable links between Yolngu people, culture and country. This sets the scene for the important work of the Dhimurru Rangers who manage the natural and cultural resources under their vast jurisdiction.
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In this seminar, Dr Carmel Harrington and Professor Drew Dawson examine why fatigue management is important from both a worker and a business perspective and what businesses and workers can do to manage the risks caused by fatigue in the workplace.
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In this presentation, Professor Hudson describes the three elements of culture:
- what we do
- how we do it
- why.
He also explains how the elements of culture change depending on what level of the safety ladder people are at, and as they learn and progress.
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Introduced by SafeWork SA’s Bryan Russell, this video outlines the ‘Seven Steps for Small Business’ approach from the South Australian work health and safety regulator.
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This is part two of a three-part series. Phil Smith, CEO of Fletcher Jones, steps out of the corporate office and goes 'undercover' in their Melbourne store. In this video, you will find out what he learned, and what he did next.
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This is part three of a three-part series. Join Neil Coulson, CEO of Jayco, as he goes undercover to find out what his staff thinks about the new safety improvements, and learn how ‘communicating the safety message’ is helping to reduce injuries from manual handling.
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This is part one of a three-part series. Northern Health is one of Victoria’s busiest public health services and covers a local community of approximately 728,000 people.
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This interactive live panel discussion is targeted at leaders and managers but anyone with a passion to drive improvements in work health and safety through organisational leadership and culture will this useful.
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Professor Else outlines how each 'age' has contributed to our maturing management of workplace hazards and risks and challenges some widespread myths and offers clear suggestions for those who are serious about work health and safety.
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October 2014 marks two years since the start of the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 (Australian Strategy).This Virtual Seminar Series (VSS) is a celebration of selected activities undertaken to support the Australian Strategy vision of healthy, safe and productive working liv
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Work health and safety doesn’t exist in isolation – managing all the business risks together will support a business’s strategic direction and improve both productivity and workers’ health and safety. And it’s never finished – we need to remain alert for new risks.
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Our panellists suggest practical ways to use supply chains to protect the health and safety of workers, emphasising the importance of consultation and cooperation.
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By managing work health and safety effectively you can protect the health and safety of workers and improve business innovation, productivity and product quality.
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