• Professor & CEO of the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research, Monash University
Work has shifted from manufacturing to knowledge industries but OHS hasn’t kept up. Karenne Sylvester

Australia’s occupational health and safety regime needs first aid

Only 13%* of Australian workplaces comply with Safe Work Australia’s new code of practice on first aid, according to research by St John Ambulance. But this is only the tip of the iceberg for the crisis…
We need to a fundamental rethink of how we deal with work-related back problems. Valerie Everett

Preventing back pain will require rethinking how we work

Nearly 10% of Australians (1.8 million people) have back problems, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (based on data from the 2007-08 National…
“Every Australian Counts” has organised rallies in capitals cities across the country. phonakins/flickr

Lessons for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Grassroots disability services campaign group, Every Australian Counts is holding rallies in capital cities all over the country today, calling for the creation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
We need a national OHS system that’s more suitable to contemporary workplaces and workers. Thomas Cunningham

United we stand: are we harmonising the right OHS law?

2011 was a year of reforms that didn’t go smoothly and the Federal government’s attempt to harmonise occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation across the country was no exception. The intention…

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