by Admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
WHS (previously known as OHS)
In NSW new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws replaced the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws on 1 January 2012. The new laws (Work Health and Safety Act 2011) will provide greater consistency, certainty and clarity across Australia making it easier to understand your workplace health and safety duties.
The best way to avoid workers compensation claims is to prevent them. Ensuring you have a safe work environment, your employees are adequately trained and appropriate business procedures are in place will help you save money. ABILITY GROUP has WHS experts who are experienced nationally in helping maintain costs at a sustainable level by managing business and financial aspects in harmony with injured employees. (more…)
by Admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Injury Management, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
With recent temperatures fluctuating across Australia, it is important for businesses to understand the potential impacts heat stress can have on employees. Working in intense heat over long periods increases the normal body temperature and in a worst-case situations can lead to heat stroke and possible death. Heat stress and fatigue can also impair workers thinking and thereby increase the risk of workplace injury, errors or accidents.
Are you and your employees at risk?
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by Admin | Jan 10, 2021 | Claim management, Health & Wellbeing, Injured Worker, Injury Management
Has one of your workers been injured outside of work and do you, as a business have an obligation to provide assistance to your worker? A non-work related injury/illness is defined as an injury or illness that did not arise out of or in the course of the workers employment.
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by Ability Group | Oct 5, 2020 | Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of safety in all workplaces. Naturally this year, Safe Work Australia’s National Safety month focused on Australia’s Work Health & Safety through COVID-19.
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by Ability Group | Sep 10, 2020 | Work Health & Safety, Workplace safety
Efforts required to comply with Work Health & Safety (WHS) legislation using traditional paper based policies, procedures & management systems can be problematic & time consuming. Smart businesses therefore seek ways to simplify workplace safety & minimise the time required to manage their WHS related processes.
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