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To minimise injury, increase productivity and improve worker’s health and wellbeing, its recommended that you engage with your workers to identify hazardous manual tasks, assess the risk, identify controls, equipment and monitor their suitability.  Not all manual handling task are hazardous, but the risk factors that cause manual handling injuries can include: Repetitive movement, sustained…

We’re so proud of our very own MD Theresa, for being a finalist in the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion awards! Seeing Theresa lead the way with passion & drive is so exciting to see. She continues to work alongside other great businesses to share her knowledge about the importance of health & safety in…

For the first time in a decade, NSW is making important changes to its WHS legislation. On 10 June 2020, the Bill to amend the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (Act) received assent in the NSW Parliament. The changes to the legislation creates new offences and harsher penalties for duty holders. The Work Health…

Single biggest investment in social housing in Victoria. It’s the hottest topic of the month in the Community Housing world! The Victorian Government is providing and supporting tens of thousands of Victorians into jobs and giving thousands of Victorians the security and stability of a place, they can call home. This will be Australia’s biggest…

As we all gradually make our way back from COVID-19 a reminder that iCare has developed an employer toolkit to support and help guide our recovery efforts, focussing on practical steps to identify operational needs and protective strategies for NSW workplaces. The COVID-19 Recovery Employer Toolkit is designed to provide employers with clear guidance on…