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Australian occupational health and safety (OHS) laws require employers to be compliant with their OHS duties, but also allow the flexibility for employers to determine their own …

One of the most divisive speakers at last week’s Research Summit organised by Safe Work Australia was futurist Reanna Browne. Some delegates found her approach to research …

Join me in a discussion of themes in the second edition of Arie Freiberg’s book, “Regulation in Australia.” This short audio report explores the reasons behind regulation, market failures, and …

There are several ways to write about Safe Work Australia’s recent Research Summit. This is the first article and will discuss a couple of features of the …

In this short 6-minute audio episode, I unpack the troubling case of Cleanaway Waste Management’s CEO bonus reduction following three worker deaths and challenge the notion that …

In the next short audio episode, I discuss the myth of “reasonably practicable” within occupational health and safety (OHS) and the moral implications it carries. Safety is …

For those of you who follow my blog posts but are not prepared to pay a SafetyAtWorkBlog subscription (you know who you are 😁), I have produced a daily audio …

Recently, I read Sean Scalmers’ new book “A Fair Day’s Work“. Last week, Scalmer spoke at a lunchtime lecture. There were two questions that I posed in …

Recently, Australia’s politics were focused on an Economic Roundtable hosted by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Chalmers sought proactive, low- or no-cost initiatives to improve Australia’s productivity. Occupational health …

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation states that employers must eliminate hazards as far as is reasonably practicable. If you start your safety journey from this …