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Connecting safety and culture - getting started: Integra Packaging Pty Ltd., Yeerongpilly
Integra Packaging embarked on a safety culture and leadership journey when the company recognised that the key to continued safe and efficient production rested with its people.
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Employers have a duty to train and instruct workers on safe truck exiting
Kelleher v J & A Accessories Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 227 - Brisbane Supreme Court. The Plaintiff was a 45 year old sales representative / delivery driver who alleged he sustained lower back and psychiatric injuries as a result of repetitively lifting vehicle batteries weighing over 20kg between 2012 and 2013; and exiting from the cabin of an Isuzu NPR 300 truck on 21 August 2013.
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Transdev Brisbane Ferries: Safety starts with YOU: Be fitter, be safer
Transdev Brisbane Ferries is part of Transdev Australasia, which operates nine transport businesses throughout Australia and New Zealand. The company was awarded a grant under the Queensland Government’s High-Risk Industry Work Health Funding Program in 2013.
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Russell Transport: Mental health initiative
The long hours that drivers spend on the road by themselves, the remote locations they travel to and the time spent away from family, can sometimes lead to poor relationships, feelings of isolation, stress and depression. The management team at Russell Transport felt it was important to work with staff to manage these risk factors.
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Bus Queensland: Linking with community organisations – a low cost health and wellbeing program
Bus Queensland employs approximately 400 people at four depots and provides urban, school and charter bus services to the Park Ridge, Ipswich, Laidley and Toowoomba districts.
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Company slashes workers’ comp claim costs
Airline handling service provider Oceania Aviation has cut its workers’ compensation claim costs by 47 percent in just two years thanks to a major safety overhaul which was embarked upon when its premium costs came close to double the industry average.
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Industry solutions for managing the risks of workers being hit or crushed by heavy vehicles and trailers
One Queensland business implemented an engineering solution to address the risks associated with working under heavy vehicles. The business purchased a heavy-duty four-post hydraulic truck lift.
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Dindas Australia - Onsite traffic management in action
Practical information about the changes Dindas made to their traffic management to make their depots safer in all locations.
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Daryl Dickenson Transport - A load restraint safety case study
It is not recommended to use fixed or pivoting lever binders because they can cause serious injury when applying or releasing lashings.