“Preventable work-related injuries and illnesses cost the Australian economy an estimated $61.8 billion each year.”
– Safe Work Australia, 2019
The cost of injury and illness to organisations is undeniable. In addition, there is increasing awareness of the impact of poor mental health, employee engagement, absenteeism, as well as presenteeism (when people continue to work while sick).
We can help you take a proactive approach with customised programs and systems that will help reduce injury and illness and boost performance and productivity. The key lies in consciously nurturing a culture of good health and wellbeing at all levels in the organisation and embedding safe and healthy practices in all tasks.
Ergonomic Consulting
- Equipment Assessment
- Ergonomic Workstation and Vehicle Set-ups
- Office and Workplace Refurbishments, Relocation and Fit-outs
- Job or Task Modification
- Training in one-to-one, group and “walk the floor” formats
Manual Handling
- Identification and Risk Assessment of Manual Tasks
- Design of Safe Manual Handling Practices to prevent musculoskeletal disorders
- Training
Injury Management Systems
We design and implement early intervention systems to minimise the occurrence and impact of injuries. These systems include:
- Suitable Duties Manuals
- Triage Systems and Preferred Doctor Arrangements
- On-site Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology services
- Risk Management Systems
- Safety, Quality and Environmental Management
- Safety Audits – includes monitoring and analysis of injury statistics
- General OH&S Information Sessions as well as targeted training, specific to your industry and workplace requirements.
- Injury Management Education
Pre-Employment Services
We can help you through the recruitment process by ensuring that potential job candidates have the appropriate skill and fitness levels to meet job demands. Our pre-employment services include:
- Pre-Employment Medicals and Functional Assessments – match the right person to the right job. This includes an evaluation and recommendation process that can be incorporated into employee onboarding and ongoing training to close any skill, knowledge or functional performance gaps.
- Drug and Alcohol Testing
Physical Health
Physical demands on employees differ by industry and role – whether you are packing shelves, running ladders on freight ships or travelling long distance. We can help you identify causes and risk factors in declining physical health and develop strategies and solutions to avoid potential injury and improve functional performance and health. We cover:
- Strengthening Programs
- Group Training
- Fatigue Management
- Nutritional Advice
- Smoking Cessation
- Drug & Alcohol Awareness
Mental Health
“Nearly three million Australians live with depression and/or anxiety, which affects their wellbeing, personal relationships, career and productivity.”
–Beyond Blue, Australian Bureau of Statistics
“The total cost of depression to Australian employers through presenteeism and absenteeism is estimated to be approximately $6.3 billion per annum.”
– SafeWork Australia
Despite the rise in incidence of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, mental health is still often overlooked as a focus area in the field of workplace health and safety. We bring mental health into the spotlight by creating awareness and understanding of the issues particular to your industry, developing tools and strategies for your workers and providing ongoing support. These services can also feed into existing Employee Assistance Programs.
- Building Resilience
- Stress Management
- Effective Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Mindset Coaching
- Supervisor Training
- High Performance Coaching