Presented by Mark Wright (Managing Director, FEFO Consulting) & Colin Williams (Director, heyProcurement) What’s covered? This webinar provides an economic outlook of labour and materials, will provide Health and Safety Index benchmark results, factors impacting on poor contractor and supplier performance. Often organisations take a one-size-fits-all approach to managing risks when procuring goods and services.Read more
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Australians are continuing to work for longer than ever before, with a growing proportion of people aged 65 years and over now in the workforce. To support these experienced workers, the NSW Government has invested in two new research projects to help ensure work environments are healthy, safe and sustainable for older workers. The researchRead more
New guidance has been released to help employers design work shift durations to balance the needs of operational demands with the need to manage fatigue-related risks. The guidance was developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. Previously, various studies have linked shift work to adverse effects on employee healthRead more
Hot weather significantly increases the risk of accidents and injuries in the workplace, regardless of whether the work takes place in an indoor or outdoor setting, according to a new study. Importantly, the study found that it wasn’t just the risk of heat-related illness that increases – the risk of all injuries goes up. “TheRead more
Static postures and prolonged sitting are the focus of a new report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The report explores health risks associated with prolonged static sitting at work and outlines measures employers can take to prevent risks and help workers increase their physical activity. EU-OSHA warns there isRead more
There are a number of important determinants for Australians when it comes to being overweight or obese, recent research has found. People with lower levels of education, living in inner regional areas, or paying off a mortgage or renting, are more likely to be overweight or obese, according to an Inequalities in overweight and obesity and theRead more
There is a significant causal relationship between open-plan office noise and physiological stress, according to a recent research study, which found such noise heightens workers’ negative moods by up to 25 per cent. The research, which was conducted by academics at Bond University and Resonate Consultants in Adelaide, suggested COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace presentRead more
New UK workplace incident figures show that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase of 29 from the previous year. In statistical terms the number of fatalities has remained broadly level in recent years – the average annual number of workers killed at work over theRead more
Employers are being urged to introduce company-wide fatigue risk management strategies after a European report found that almost a third of drivers have fallen asleep while driving at least once in the past year. The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) report also found that around two-thirds of professional drivers regularly feel tired when driving (66%Read more
Full-time workers employed by organisations that fail to prioritise their employees’ mental health have a threefold increased risk of being diagnosed with depression, according to a year-long Australian population study. And while working long hours is a risk factor for dying from cardiovascular disease or having a stroke, poor management practices pose a greater riskRead more
