CONVERGE International says the work-life balance is even more important than salary in attracting and retaining staff.
NEW safety research will be released at The Safety Conference in Sydney from 28 to 30 October 2008.
THE FORMER Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Aluminium Oscar Groeneveld told a mining health and safety conference Blackberry devices and mobile phones can be detrimental to well being.
A TOW truck driver has been killed after being crushed by a road roller on 21 July 2008.
WORKSAFE WA has issued a safety alert after a worker was crushed to death by an unsecured stack of medium density fibreboard (MDF) panels.
DRUG Testing Australia has written about the use of pupillometry to detect performance impairments from fatigue and chemical/substance abuse.
WORKPLACE Health and Safety Queensland’s Swingstage Scaffold Reference Group will appoint an independent engineer to develop safety recommendations.
A SEMINAR on work life balance in Perth has found work life balance programs can only work if workplace culture and attitudes changed.
CHIEF Executive at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Dr David Brown says lives are put at risk by nonsensical interpretations of health and safety laws.
THE National Safety Council of Australia and CCH Australia are holding a talk on the importance of the “health” component in occupational health and safety.