Queensland continues winning tradition
A Queensland materials handling firm has won its eighth Toyota Material Handling Dealer of the Year Award in the last nine years.
The award recognises excellence in all aspects of dealer operations in the calendar year 2006. It was officially presented to regional general manager Dan Williams at a gala dinner in Sydney, held recently to coincide with the opening of Toyota Material Handling Australia's new national headquarters.
Toyota Material Handling Queensland is the official South Queensland dealer for the Toyota Industrial Equipment, BT Lift Truck and Raymond Forklift product ranges, as well as Toyota's range of Huski skid-steer loaders and towing tractors.
Search begins for new Safe Work champions
State Industrial Relations Minister Michael Wright wants South Australian organisations and individuals who practice exemplary workplace safety to be in the spotlight for this year’s Safe Work Awards.
Nominations for the Safe Work Awards are now open with categories including:
• Employer of the Year
• Employee of the Year
• Health and Safety Representative of the Year
• Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System
• Best Public Event Safety.
The Safe Work 2007 Awards are linked to the National Safe Work Australia Awards and state winners are automatically nominated for the national awards in those categories.
Nominations close at 5pm on Friday 3 August, with the awards to be presented at a gala dinner on Friday 2 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Report finds low OHS risk for people with disability
The release last week of a report titled Are People With Disability at Risk at Work? shows that workers with a disability are not an increased occupational health and safety risk.
Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Commission disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes says that employing people with a disability is a positive experience, yet there is unfounded concern about OHS risks for business when employing people with disability.
Releasing the report, Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) chairman Bill Scales said the research found that workers with a disability have, on average, a lower number of OHS incidents and have lower workers’ compensation costs, in comparison to other employees.
It is estimated that over 2 million working-age Australians have a disability, representing 17% of working-aged Australians. As current skills and labour shortages threaten to undermine Australia's economic growth, the Australian government is developing strategies to optimise workforce participation, including employment of people with a disability. A copy of the report can be downloaded from ascc.gov.au.
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