{"id":1644,"date":"2023-04-28T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damienwilson.com.au\/lcs_test\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2024-10-02T10:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:17:42","slug":"safety-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damienwilson.com.au\/lcs_test\/2023\/04\/28\/safety-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday, April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers\u2019 Memorial Day. This is a good time to reinforce the message of workplace safety across all industries and workplaces, particularly with the recent spate of workplace-related fatalities across the country. The following linked news reports all occurred in the previous two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-27\/crane-rollover-currumbin-valley-gold-coast\/102271624\">https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-27\/crane-rollover-currumbin-valley-gold-coast\/102271624<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-25\/serious-crash-at-olympic-dam\/102264124\">https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-25\/serious-crash-at-olympic-dam\/102264124<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-14\/sydney-ambo-stabbed-on-work-break-in-random-attack\/102226574\">https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-14\/sydney-ambo-stabbed-on-work-break-in-random-attack\/102226574<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-25\/dean-holland-jockey-death-tributes-racing\/102263024\">https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-25\/dean-holland-jockey-death-tributes-racing\/102263024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, 169 workers in Australia were fatally injured in the workplace. Over 130,000 serious injuries were claimed and over 12,000 serious claims for mental health conditions were made across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These numbers highlight the need for more awareness of workplace safety and your role (as a worker) in the promotion of safe workplace activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety in the workplace is everyone\u2019s responsibility. It should not and cannot be left in the hands of management, everyone in the workplace must be involved. It is your right to enjoy a safe workplace, free from risk of injury or illness, either physical or mental. As a worker, you have a legal responsibility to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protect your own health and safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not place others at risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treat others with respect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report safety concerns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow all reasonable directions relating to safety from your supervisor\/employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Workplaces must provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A safe working environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policies and procedures and safe work practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A work environment and work culture free of discrimination, harassment and bullying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adequate facilities and training to support the welfare of workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safe plant and structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If any of these things are not occurring in your workplace, it is not safe and corrections need to be made. If you cannot report these incidents to your employer, or if you have and they have either ignored the problem or made no observed efforts to resolve the problem, you can report the issues to your states\u2019 WHS regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Australia \u2013 SafeWork SA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safework.sa.gov.au\">www.safework.sa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victoria \u2013 WorkSafe Victoria <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.vic.gov.au\">www.worksafe.vic.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queensland \u2013 Workplace Health and Safety Queensland <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.qld.gov.au\">www.worksafe.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Australia \u2013 WorkSafe WA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commerce.wa.gov.au\/worksafe\">www.commerce.wa.gov.au\/worksafe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasmania \u2013 WorkSafe Tasmania <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.tas.gov.au\">www.worksafe.tas.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Territory \u2013 NT WorkSafe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.nt.gov.au\">www.worksafe.nt.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australian Capital Territory \u2013 WorkSafe ACT <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.act.gov.au\">www.worksafe.act.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers\u2019 Memorial Day. 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