Health and Safety Bulletin Archive July 2009

Ergonomics: Your 3 legal obligations

Ergonomics is about fitting job functions to the physical capabilities of your employees. But did you know you’re legally obliged to implement the practice in your workplace? You’re legally obliged to adopt ergonomics

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Take health and safety to the moon!

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon (this side of the Meridian at any rate). Like many other people, Neil Armstrong and his team were occupational travelers, i.e. people who travel as part of their job description. They both worked in travel and travelled for work. As an employer, if you have employees who travel regularly, you have to ensure their safety from pre- to post-travel.
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Energy saving puts your family at risk!

Many of us are making an effort to “go green”; either by changing or adapting the way we live. An easy way to do this is by substituting generic light bulbs with the new “energy saving” kind. They cost a bit more, but last much longer than ordinary light bulbs.
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Do you know the new changes to COIDA?

The forms you and your employee must complete if he suffers an accident, injury or illness related to work are going to change. You can find examples of the new forms (W.C14, W.C15 and W.C15F) on the Department of Labour’s website.You must familiarise yourself with these new versions so you complete the correct forms when you report an incident. You don’t want the COID Commissioner throwing out your application, and your employee receiving zero compensation: he’d be well within his rights to sue you for damages!
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