Navigating the New Landscape: Key Legislative Changes in Workers’ Compensation

The 1981 Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act in Western Australia has undergoing significant review, extensive consultation with key stakeholders and the WA public. The commencement date for the new Act is 1 July 2024. Changes aim to modernise the legislation, making it more comprehensive and supportive of both worker and employers to better support […]

Promoting a Safer Workplace: Addressing Sexual Harassment with Spring Safety Consultants

In today’s dynamic corporate landscape, fostering a safe and respectful workplace environment is not just a moral imperative but a legal obligation. Sexual harassment remains a persistent issue across industries, impacting the well-being and productivity of employees. As we strive for progress and equality, it’s crucial to confront this issue head-on, with education, awareness, and […]

Reassessing Risk: A Case Study of Overcoming Obstacles in Mining

Background The client, a junior miner, an exploration company in Perth, with significant discoveries in rare earths, engaged Spring Safety Consultants in 2023. Spring Safety Consultants team supported the company with HSEQ technical writing support, producing policies, manuals, management plans, corporate  procedures, safe operating instructions, forms, induction presentations and toolbox talks. As the site personnel […]

Spring Safety delivers Work Health and Safety to Osborne Park businesses in need

Spring Safety hits Osborne Park with soft skills touch Spring Safety Consultants is now running its Introduction to Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace in Osborne Park! No need to travel far to obtain 5 star work health and safety training services!!! For all bookings click here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/760211853117?aff=oddtdtcreator  

Wellbeing Calendar 2024

So what is health promotion and how can it help your business?  How do you promote health in the workplace? As health now means both physical and psychological health in the Australian Work Health and Safety legislative framework, businesses are obliged to prevent, promote and protect health. Nearly 30 years ago I graduated with a […]

Spring Safety Consultants delivers on new psychosocial regulations.

Congratulations to the first Spring Safety Consultants quarry workers to undertake the short course –  Introduction to Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace! Our client Stoneridge Quarry is really proactive in creating a safe, healthy and happy workplace for its workers, some of whom have worked at the quarry for 30 years!  As legislation has changed, […]

Stirling Business of the Year 2023

The City of Stirling celebrated the impact and contribution local small businesses make to the community and economy at its annual awards night at Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough last Friday night 10 November 2023. Overlooking the beautiful beach sunset, the gala awards dinner treated guests to glitz and glamour as they mingled and celebrated their […]

What is a SWOT analysis?

What is a SWOT? Researchers in strategic management agree SWOT or Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats, analysis provides the foundation for realisation of the desired alignment of organizational variables or issues. By listing favorable and unfavorable internal and external issues in the four quadrants of a SWOT analysis grid, planners can better understand how strengths […]

Tips on how to comply with the new WHS (Mines) Regulations

A part of our Exemplar Global auditing scope is that we are certified to conduct Regulatory Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Audits. While most organisations ask for ISO 45001 audits, due to the recent Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislative change, we are being asked to conduct WHS legal compliance inspections of late. One mining […]