Working in such a diverse industry we like to keep across news and events, so that news that makes an impact on us can be shared with our clients, colleagues and industry peers.
As the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) WHS Convenor, we will highlight upcoming events and welcome attendees. Email [email protected] for more information.
Last Thursday our principal consultant Rachael Taylor moderated the AIHS ACT Symposium panel on Reimagining the Future of Workplace Health and Safety: Harnessing Technology and Mitigating Risk as We Plan for the Future. The panel highlighted how emerging technologies, such as wearable devices, predictive analytics, and...
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Have you ever been confused or unclear about when and how to prepare a SafeWork Method Statement (SWMS)? Do you want to make sure that the SWMS you are using are fit for purpose and effective? Now would be a great time to review what you...
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On the 18th of January 2024, Work Health & Safety Ministers approved the immediate reduction of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Workplace Exposure Standard (WES) for welding fume (not otherwise specified) from 5 mg/m3 to 1 mg/m3. The WES becomes mandatory once the changes to...
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On 1st October Safe Work Australia published an update to its Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants guideline (https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/workplace-exposure-standards-airborne-contaminants-2022). Key changes include halving the TWA for respirable coal dust (containing <5% quartz) from 3 mg/m3 to 1.5 mg/m3. This reduction is reflective of other recent changes to the...
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Researchers from the University of Sydney and Curtin University are conducting a research study on welding fumes. The study aims to increase the understanding and awareness of workers’ exposure to welding fumes, the harms associated with this exposure, and how this exposure can best be...
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Do you have an interest in safety science, property risk, science, hazardous materials or occupational hygiene? We’d love to hear from you. Work Science is a leading consulting firm with offices in the Sydney CBD and a laboratory in Alexandria. We are looking for motivated professionals...
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Following his return to Australia, our Chief Scientist Dr Tristan Casey is busy this July sharing innovative research-to-practice insights. There are many opportunities to hear him speak about topics ranging from best practice measurement of safety climate, through to the current evidence base for mental...
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Today Work Science welcomes Dr Tristan Casey as our Chief Scientist. Tristan will lead our complex work health, safety, and wellbeing projects. Dr Casey is an applied safety scientist with two doctoral degrees, including his PhD that involved the development and validation of the award-winning LEAD...
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Work Science would like to congratulate our client the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) for its outstanding win at the SafeWork NSW Awards last night. The NSW SES won the large business – government section category for its outstanding Cell on Wheels (CoW Gen2) solution to...
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In 2017 the Western Australian Premier announced that work would commence to modernise the work health and safety laws for WA. When implemented in 2022, all Western Australian workplaces will come under this single Act, replacing the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984; Mines Safety...
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Plasterboard manufacturer USG Boral has issued a warning to customers that some of its fire-rated plasterboard products may be contaminated with asbestos-containing vermiculite. Although not all vermiculite contains asbestos, some products were made with vermiculite that contained asbestos until the early 1990s. Vermiculite mines throughout...
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Work Science is one of Australia’s highly regarded safety, property and risk management consultancies. To support our continued growth and the deliver of recent project wins we are seeking: A senior hazardous materials and occupational hygiene consultant (3-5 years experience); and A HSE consultant (1-3...
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Today Work Science welcomes Steven Hains as our Head of Property Risk. This newly created role is in response to client requests to complement our existing full-suite WHS service offering with technical services in the property risk, hazardous materials and occupational hygiene space. Steve brings a...
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Early in December 2019 – yes, the past few months have been, and continue to be, hectic for many reasons, hence this late post – our AHRI Safety and Wellbeing Forum welcomed James Wallace, Head of Safety & Wellbeing at Sydney Water to share research-led...
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Earlier this month our AHRI Safety and Wellbeing Forum welcomed Scarlet Reid and Nathan Roberts of McCullough Robertson Lawyers to share their views on the latest trends in regulator investigations and enforcement powers. McCullough Robertson’s session covered a practical overview of incident response, plus insights...
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If we replaced management with leadership, would innovation emerge? Imagine what might happen if we applied this idea across a whole industry. Last week, at the AIHS National Conference, Work Science convened a panel of leaders from academia, industry and government to share their views on...
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