Chris Tuck posted on October 06, 2009 09:15
Safe work is about preventing workplace incidents and managing injuries. During the week, WorkSafe and WorkCover WA encourages Western Australian workplaces, occupational safety and health organisations and practitioners and rehabilitation providers to have an extra focus on safety and health and injury management.
For a brochure on the 2009 activities click on this link.
Across Australia every year, it’s estimated that more than 135,000 Australians are seriously injured at work and more than 260 die as a result of work-related injuries. The most recent figures (2005-2006) put the total economic cost of work-related injuries and illnesses to the Australian economy at about $57.5 billion, representing nearly 6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product.
Regional programme highlights include:
• Workshops to cater for the aquaculture, construction and mining industries
• OneSteel Whyalla’s alcohol and drug testing programme
• Nyrstar Port Pirie’s safety approach and ‘tenby 10’ project to reduce blood lead levels
• A small business approach to managing safety
• Identifying and dealing with asbestos
• Working safely with electricity
• Safe work at heights
• Safer cattle handling through improved facilities.
For further information check out this site.