CHRIS JONES RISK MANAGEMENT

Links

The following links are a good start to the OH&S and risk management information superhighway.  Most contain links to other sites that are also worth checking out.

Occupational Health and Safety

Links to Australian Government Departments

Federal Government:  NOH≻ WorkSafe Australia

New South Wales:  WorkCover New South Wales

Queensland:  Department of Employment Training and Industrial Relations Queensland

Tasmania:  Tasmanian Department

Victoria:  WorkCover Victoria

Western Australia:  Worksafe SafetyLine Western Australia

Useful Australian Links

Australian Standards Association:  Standard Australia OnLine

The professional body for safety personnel:  Safety Institute of Australia

Safety at Work Magazine

www.hrgopher.com is a HR and business portal with over 20,000 links

www.hwca.org.au  Heads of workplace compensation providers site.  Provides a table comparing the differences in the workers compensation schemes in each jurisdiction.

Hazardous Substance Portal:  National Chemical Information Gateway

Rothstein Catalogue on Disaster Recovery  A comprehensive resource for news, articles, and books related to disaster recovery, service level agreements and management consulting.

Overseas Government Links

United Kingdom:  UK Health and Safety Executive

USA:  O.S.H.A.

Canada:  Canadian OH&S Department

Useful Overseas Links

OSHWeb Also very good for risk management

Excellent links page  Internet Safety Resources

Risk Management

Global Continuity: an excellent risk management site focusing on disaster recovery.

Of Interest

The Darwins:  Describes unusual and bizarre circumstances leading to fatal injuries.  Ignore the flippant tone, and there are some valuable lessons in why engineering controls are preferable to training and instruction.