After outlining the Maxwell Report on which much of the OHSA 2004 is based, the article examines the principal legislative provisions of the Act, especially those that differ from the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 (Vic) ("1985 Act"). Analysis of the legislation evaluates some ...
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A series of meetings were held with a stakeholder advisory committee of four individuals with diverse perspectives on occupational health and safety and sex/gender-based health research (the Director of health and safety at a national union, the President of an industry association, and the Assistan...
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 177-180. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2013.877938doi:10.1080/17457300.2013.877938Zikovic, SnezanaUniv NisInt J Inj Contr Saf PromotInternational Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion...
Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reportsdoi:10.1016/j.shaw.2020.12.001Emily J. TetzlaffKatie A. GogginsAnn L. PegoraroSandra C. DormanVic PakalnisTammy R. EgerElsevier
The objective of this study is to determine risk factors for fatigue among airline pilots, taking into account person-, work-, health-, sleep-, and lifestyle-related characteristics. Methods The study population consisted of 502 pilots who participated in the MORE Energy study. Included risk fact...
Campbell Research and Consulting. Australia and New Zealand return to work monitor 2011/12. Clifton Hill, VIC: Campbell Research and Consulting; 2012. Wang PP, Badley EM, Gignac MA. Perceived need for workplace accommodation and labor-force participation in Canadian adults with activity limitations...
mental health (MH), and pain-related conditions to return to work after a period of work absence. The focus of this update was expanded to include MH conditions, based largely on input from our occupational health and safety (OHS) stakeholders given that the burden associated with managing the...
Rapid changes to the nature of work have challenged the capacity of existing occupational safety and health (OSH) systems to ensure safe and productive workplaces. An effective response will require an expanded focus that includes new tools for anticipating and preparing for an uncertain future. Res...
Unlike structural fires, forest fires have not yet seen significant developments in forest firefighting innovation that would increase firefighters’ occupational health and safety. Technological innovation, whether in terms of PPE or work equipment, can cause some barriers in the perception of safety ...