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The 2017 Fatal Statistics report has been released by Safe Work Australia.
Alarming numbers for the Transport, Postal and Warehousing group with a total of 28% of the fatalities.
Also 176 of total fatalities attributed to males.

Think of your brother, father, nephew, or son when digesting this info and think whether tougher regulations are long overdue!!

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/work-related-traumatic-injury-fatalities-australia-2017

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/road-transport-priority-industry-snapshots-2018

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It is positive to see updates to the WA OHS legislation and bring the penalties on par with the rest of the country.

Media Statements - McGowan Government announces tougher penalties for workplaces Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements

I agree with the push for industrial manslaughter laws.

What do you think?

ACTU pushes for industrial manslaughter laws, OHS regulatory regime and eradication of asbestos | Safety Institute of Australia The ACTU Congress recently passed a motion affirming Australian unions’ ongoing commitment to wide-ranging reform on OHS issues, including national industrial manslaughter laws which would hold companies to account for workers killed by their negligence, systemic reform of all major OHS bodies, th...

Interesting read, and always a challenge as a safety professional. https://www.facebook.com/471310063070669/posts/883109268557411/

How “stone-aged brains in digital-age times” cause OHS problems http://ow.ly/Q8xz30kM0NL

Its distressing to start on a low note with the launch of my consultancy, but the two deaths in WA workplaces in April, only one week apart, highlights the importance of education around managing workplace safety.

Both fatalities at large organisations that should definitely have a handle on effective Safety Management

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-20/worker-dies-at-water-corporation-perth-wastewater-plant/9680552

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-27/man-dies-in-collie-workplace-accident/9702274