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Consultation and collaboration with health and safety representatives

Good consultation with your workers improves health and safety. One way you can consult with your workers on these issues is through health and safety representatives (HSRs). They represent the health and safety interests of a work group and can raise these issues with their employer.

ON Series: Overcoming barriers after a near death injury

Bruce O'Grady was crushed in a forklift incident and suffered four fractured vertebrae, collapsed lungs, a broken pelvis, fractured ribs, damaged spleen and liver, crushed nerves from the waist down and partial bowel removal, as well as ongoing complications. Bruce's determination to return to work resulted in him receiving the Injured worker achievement award as part of the 2017 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards.

Scentre Group Design and Construction

Bruce O'Grady, Maxcon Industries

Hayley's full video

Commonwealth gold medallist, small business owner and psychological health champion Hayley Lewis is proud to be Queensland’s Mental Health Ambassador.

Nancy Andrian, Lendlease

Laurel Johnson – Simonds Homes Pty Ltd

Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd – Ormeau, Queensland

A special thank you to the staff of Geofabrics Australasia who kindly shared their success story to encourage other workplaces to adopt genuine, proactive, transparent workplace consultation processes.

Building bridges – Jed's story

Building bridges tells the story of Jed Millen, who experienced a career-ending and permanent back injury after a bridge deck collapse.

Djarragun College – Gordonvale Campus, Far North Queensland

A special thank you to the staff of Djarragun College who kindly shared their success story by way of encouraging other workplaces to adopt genuine, proactive, transparent workplace consultation processes.