Safety + Injury Management Blog

What's the purpose of an ADL assessment?

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 8, 2017 1:51:47 PM

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assessment is an evaluation of a worker's level of functioning in relation to personal care plus recreational and social activities. The process is managed by an...

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What to do if your employee does not want to lodge a psychological claim

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 4:29:00 PM

Injury claims are used by workers recover financial compensation injuries sustained at work. Psychological injuries are among the most common workplace injuries but unlike in physical injuries,...

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Psychological Claim Management Toolkit

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 4:06:54 PM

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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5 reasons to conduct a task analysis

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 3:09:34 PM

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...

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Steps in a task analysis

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 3:03:31 PM

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...

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What is a Job Task Analysis?

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 2:57:54 PM

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...

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Managing the RTW process in aged care

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 11:55:07 AM

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...

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Preventing shoulder injuries in aged care

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 11:49:50 AM

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...

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Preventing shoulder injuries in transport

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 11:34:35 AM

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...

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Initial Assessment of Shoulder Injuries

Posted by Recovery Partners on Feb 7, 2017 11:29:45 AM

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...

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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