by Micah Wicham | Nov 30, 2016 | Emergency Preparedness & Response, Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety
A lot of SME businesses develop an Emergency Preparedness and Response procedure either from a template or engage a consulting business to help them to develop it for them. There is nothing wrong with either of these methods if done correctly, but many companies make...
by Micah Wicham | Nov 29, 2016 | Risk Assessment, Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety
On the 25th of November 2016, The Fair Work Commission ruled that a major employer had a valid reason to dismiss a worker for answering a call while driving. (See related article here) Even Though the Fair Work Commissioner Peter Hampton found the dismissal to...
by Micah Wicham | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety
Reexamine Your Workplace, Is It Ready for an Emergency? It is an obligation for all companies and enterprises to provide their employees a safe and healthy workplace that is equitably free of work-related hazards. It is, however, improbable to assume that accidents...
by Micah Wicham | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized, Work Health & Safety
There are countless companies in Australia that don’t consider work health & safety as a worthwhile investment for their company. As a business owner or PCBU have a primary duty of care to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of the...
by Micah Wicham | Jun 12, 2015 | Risk Assessment, Uncategorized
I am a father of one and am happily married to a wonderful wife. When it comes to my family, I will protect them with everything that I have, even if it means losing everything I own bar the shirt off my back. To me money will never take precedence over my family or...
by Micah Wicham | Jun 5, 2015 | Auditing, Uncategorized
Apart from the legal obligations and certification advantages, why on earth would you conduct an external audit in your business? Most workers on the ground floor or even middle management for that matter would agree that every time they see someone auditing their...
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