Updated every 10 minutes of every day en-au Copyright: (C) Reed Business Information http://ferret.com.au http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Australian-Exhibitions-Conferences/OHS-becomes-sexy-for-investors-n851153 Far from just another cost, occupational health and safety (OHS) is now considered "sexy" by investors, a research analyst will tell The Safety Conference in October.  "From an investors’ perspective, we actively consider OH&S Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Australian-Exhibitions-Conferences/The-Safety-Show-reveals-how-NSW-workplaces-will-be-affected-by-new-OHS-laws-n850126 Show's principal sponsor, WorkCover NSW, will keep visitors abreast of three key areas with free daily seminars: Workers Compensation - What you need to know, Manual Handling and Smart Move Tool Kit, and Preventing and Dealing with Workplace Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Total-Lifting-Solutions/Safety-equipment-brought-to-you-by-Total-Lifting-Solutions-n846582 Safety ControlReduce the cost of back injuries in your plant and bring down the cost of your Workers Compensation Insurance - and bring up your bottom line. 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This equates in the case of ‘serious injuries’ to 14 serious injury claims per 1000 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/RMH-Schaffer-Co/RMH-Schaffer-assist-businesses-to-develop-Safe-Work-Method-documentation-n826784 new, unfamiliar manual handling tasks. This leads to an increase in workplace accidents, worker injuries and workers compensation claims by the business, which increases costs for the business.RMH Schaffer can assist businesses to develop Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Sydney-City-Roofing/Sydney-City-Roofing-discuss-the-dangers-of-asbestos-exposure-n823419 and other asbestos related illnesses are some of the main health conditions that are cited when workers compensation claims are filed. 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