by Momentum | Mar 10, 2017 | General, Workplace Health and Safety
A transport company has received a large fine following a workplace incident. A worker received head and low back injuries (further details here) when the gate of a freight cage fell in the process of being unloaded from a truck by a forklift. The company was fined...
by Momentum | Feb 24, 2017 | Manual Tasks
A recent case involving a large payout for a worker who injured their back at work highlights the importance of good controls and supervision of manual tasks in all workplaces. In this case the worker was a warehouse worker for Woolworths, who sustained a back injury...
by Momentum | Apr 28, 2016 | Ergonomics, Manual Tasks
Recently I joined Mango to deliver a webinar on Manual Tasks. The webinar was in relation to how do we might run a best practice manual handling training session. We know that standard “off the shelf” manual handling training does not have the effect we...
by Momentum | Feb 23, 2016 | Workplace Health and Safety
Asbestos Exposure has seen tragic outcomes for many workers in Australia over the last number of decades. It is something we are all aware of, yet as our exposure reduces it is easy to become complacent as to the current risk. For this reason this post (written by...
by Momentum | Jan 20, 2016 | Manual Tasks
Whether we admit it or not I think most of us make some type of new years resolution. It always seems like such a good time to do this – new starts and all. I certainly do, and I guess this blog post represents one. One problem is that most of us don’t...
