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Providing a safe workplace for employees should be at the forefront of all business thinking. We provide advice, best-practice examples and guidance on the legislative requirements that your business must meet to not only reduce the risk of injuries for your employees but minimise disruption in the workplace.
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Occupational Health and Safety Consulting
Business SA provides an OHS/WHS consultancy service that can help your business ensure compliance with both the existing OHS and soon to be introduced WHS legislation. Our consultants can walk you through every step of the process to ensure...
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Reducing forklift accidents in the workplace
The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities have announced that there were more than 7,000 workplace incidents involving forklifts between 2000 and 2007 in Australia. Due to the various incidents relating to forklifts, employers are reminded of...
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Small Business Safety Solutions Guide
Every business owner/manager has a responsibility to manage all aspects of their business. This includes financial affairs as well as the health and safety of themselves and the people who work for them (casually, part-time, full-time,...
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Lodging a claim with WorkCover
If an employee is injured in the workplace they should first seek medical attention and report the incident to their employer verbally or in writing within 24 hours, regardless of whether or not they want to make a claim for workers’...
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Employees under the influence of drugs and alcohol
Employees have a responsibility to ensure they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety and that of others while in the workplace, in particular, by not being affected by drugs or alcohol to the extent that it impacts on...
