The psychological claim management toolkit is designed to assess the effectiveness of the health and safety policy and procedures as well as its legislative compliance. It provides a means to...
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A task analysis looks at the duties and responsibilities of a task within an organisation. The job analysis will incorporate the duties, knowledge, skills, abilities, and personnel characteristics...
A task analysis aims to describe the physical actions and cognitive activities involved with or required to complete a task. In the workplace, the purpose of the process is to understand the nature...
Task analysis refers to the various techniques that are used to understand the nature of tasks. The process aims to describe the physical actions and cognitive activities involved with or required...
The aged care sector has over the past three years experienced over 2000 claims, the second most in hospitals in the healthcare and social assistance industry. Most of the injuries result from work...
The aged care sector is one highest ranked in terms of work-related musculoskeletal injury risks in Australia. Among the most common injuries in the workforce is the shoulder injury mostly caused by...
The transportation of goods plays a major role in Australia's national activities. However, this is not without predisposing workers to a hoard of injuries. Among the most common is the shoulder...
The initial assessment in the workplace is a proactive and fundamental practice to enable the management of risks that may predispose employees to injuries. Among the common injuries is the...
Over the holidays we saw some soaring temperatures across all parts of Australia - even reaching up to 45ºC+ in some areas. Undoubtedly the heat can make us feel irritable and as a result leave us...
A 61 year old man was injured whilst working as a Groundsman at an Aged Care Facility. As a result, the injured worker was unfit fror work and underwent a total knee replacement on his right knee.
Disclaimer – these articles are provided to supply general safety information to people responsible for OHS in their organisation. They are general in nature and do not substitute for legal and/or professional advice. We always suggest that organisations obtain information specific to their needs. Additional information can be found at www.workcover.nsw.au