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RMH Schaffer provide assistance for reduction in premium cost for workers compensation (12-Sep-2008)
RMH Schaffer, consultants in Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and safety management systems (SMS), assist businesses in developing an OH&S SMS that will deliver lower workers compensation premium costs.
$1.1m fine imposed for unsafe work practices (21-Aug-2008)
RMH Schaffer, OH&S consultants, specialise in developing for clients a customised OH&S Safety Management System (SMS). Whether a company have an existing SMS or are still establishing the business’ SMS, RMH Schaffer can review the present system or advise on key compliance requirements customised to business’ specific risks and hazards, whatever is the industry type.
RMH Schaffer outlines views on OH&S consultation compliance requirements (7-Aug-2008)
RMH Schaffer has provided its views on OH&S consultation compliance requirements of employers. It is to be hoped that under the new Labour regime in Australia with State Labour governments coast to coast and more recently Federally in Canberra, employers will be paying more attention to their duty, frequently mandatory - of consulting with their workers.
RMH Schaffer offers tips on maintaining OH&S records (30-Jul-2008)
With the goal of assisting employers develop a comprehensive list of the OH&S information they need to disseminate and records they are obliged to make and keep (often mandatory) under the OH&S and other ancillary legislation and some times for 5 years, RMH Schaffer offers a methodology to use to achieve this goal. A proper set of records can assist with developing a due diligence defence. The examples listed are illustrative and not comprehensive.
RMH Schaffer offers information on OH&S Risk Management system (29-Jul-2008)
Manufacturers who believe they have established a reasonably complete OH&S Risk Management system in their premises and who have no ambition to benchmark their SMS with the compliance requirements of the Australian Standard AS 4, often pose the question whether their system meets all of the key OH & S Laws’ conformance requirements including those of the Regulatory Authority. To assist them, RMH Schaffer has listed some key compliance requirements.
RMH Schaffer's discourse on employers' contributory negligence towards workers compensation premiums (25-Jul-2008)
Ray Schaffer, Principal Consultant of RMH Schaffer & Co provides information on employers’ contributory negligence.
Establishing due diligence (19-Oct-2006)
SECTION 26 of the OH&S Act 2000 in NSW offers senior managers and directors of businesses a number of potential ‘escapes’ from liability for a contravention of the Health and Safety Law. One of these is where the executive “used all due diligence to prevent the contravention by the corporation”. The best way to evidence the due diligence is with a set of records.
Small business and the hidden costs of fictitious worker injuries (16-Oct-2006)
Pursuant to a new valuation of the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme just released, the Government is passing savings from improved claims management back to employers. As a result a 10% reduction in premium costs took effect with policies commencing on or after 30 June 2006 and a further 5% deduction will occur with policies commencing on or after 31 December 2006. Despite this, the NSW Government's new workers compensation premium discounts are not all good news for small business. Just a single “dishonest” workers compensation claim can have a major impact on the premium and the annual renewal cost payable by the employer.
Ray Schaffer to guide on Australian Standard AS 4024.1-2006 (21-Sep-2006)
The newly released Australian Standard AS 4024.1-2006 and all of the 26 Parts totalling 664 pages that comprise the Standard means for Australian manufacturers that they now have a professional guidance document they can turn to for assistance with machine guarding and process line safety. The Standard originating as an International Standard has been adapted to Australia’s’ tough safety practices and Australian Law.
Occupational Health and Safety Change Champions go for gold (7-Sep-2006)
Ray Schaffer has been invited by the organisers of the “Safety Conference – Sydney 2006” to present a paper on “Change Champions - Go for Gold”.
Stealth chemicals on the shop floor (16-Aug-2006)
EXPOSURE to asbestos fibre and the huge political and economic cost to the community have been a major ongoing concern in Australia’s newspapers and in trade union staged marches on State Parliament in recent weeks.
Are your workers really covered? (18-May-2006)
Employer liability for a workers’ criminal injuries - what now the cost of Workplace Safety? Ray Schaffer* reports.
Non–chemist managers juggle their periodic tables (30-Mar-2006)
Challenged with more safely managing manual handling problems or even machine guarding or forklift driving, a few managers in Australian businesses with a little help from the service rep and a visit to the Workcover/Worksafe websites can cobble together a half passable simulation of a due diligence management plan.
Recognising the deadly sleeper in your factory/warehouse (26-Oct-2005)
Ignorance is no excuse when handling chemicals. As Ray Schaffer reports, it is critical businesses start to get serious about the large number of new chemicals coming daily on to the market often with a sinister hazardous to health or the environment component.
Keeping records essential to any OH&S system (26-Aug-2005)
An OH&S Safety Management System (SMS) is a critical component of all companies, small and large, these days. But where should owners and managers start? Ray Schaffer suggests making a list.
Recognising the ghost worker in the OH&S trilogy (27-May-2005)
…. or how to meet your statutory obligations to your contractors. Ray Schaffer* reports.
Industrial manslaughter alternative (8-Feb-2005)
Changes to legislation on work-related deaths will see stiffer penalties applied to companies and individual managers. Ray Schaffer, Principal Consultant of R M H Schaffer and Co. explains the implications and outlines actions that can be taken to avoid prosecution.
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