Occupational health and safety
Alternative labels
Workplace health and safety
Industrial safety
Assessment
Shadow SPI: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Assaults On Retail Workers) Bill 2023
The NSW Government seeks to introduce three new offences into the Crimes Act to protect retail workers. This document evaluates the government's case for legislative reform.
Report
Preventing and addressing violence and harassment in the world of work through occupational safety and health measures
This report highlights the pervasive issue of violence and harassment in workplaces worldwide, affecting more than one in five employed individuals.
Report
Positive duty: preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment
Three years on from the release of the Respect@Work report, a positive duty for all employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate workplace sexual harassment and other harmful conduct has been introduced. To support directors navigate this new landscape, the AICD undertook this research with ACSI to understand boards’ preparedness for these new...
Article
Body worn cameras
This article discusses an evaluation of a trial of body worn cameras by SafeWork SA inspectors and investigators when attending workplaces. The trial showed that there were several benefits to implementing the use of body worn cameras.
Report
Prohibition on the use of engineered stone
This Regulation Impact Statement provides an analysis of the impact of a prohibition on the use of engineered stone under current Work Health and Safety laws in response to the epidemic of occupational lung disease including accelerated silicosis in the engineered stone industry.