A young person’s game.
Workers’ Compensation rates for the meat industry remain significantly higher in every state in Australia when compared to other industries (Australian Meat Processor Corporation, 2018). Swickers is a large abattoir and meat processing facility[…]
Alcohol Consumption
May 31st is World No Tobacco Day. This may be the perfect time for your workplace to launch a quit smoking initiative.
Why smoking?
Smoking is currently the greatest risk to the health and wellness of Australians. It is the leading cause of[…]
Getting off the couch and starting to run sounds easy, but in reality, it is quite a challenge. Our bodies have an amazing ability to change and adapt to which ever pursuit we wish follow.
It’s a common story - a worker returns from annual leave and within the first couple of weeks of returning has an injury. So the question is why?
It’s commonly believed that Albert Einstein stated that ‘the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result’. So how does this relate to manual handling training? Well if we take on board Einstein’s[…]
5 Steps Your Business Can Take to Control Manual Risk
25 January, 2018
What is ‘Manual Risk’?
Workers are exposed to manual risk when a hazardous manual task is undertaken. Not all manual tasks are hazardous though. Knowing which tasks are potentially hazardous is the first vital step in controlling manual risk at[…]
Introducing the 'Employ Health App'
23 October, 2017
Everything your workers need to get better fast – at their fingertips. Think of it like having a physio in your pocket.
