Safe Actions

08/09/2026

Its National Work Safe Month in October.
This year the theme is Safe Work is for Life.
A campaign kit is available here:

Use this campaign kit to help raise awareness of National Safe Work Month in your workplace and encourage everyone to get involved. The resources in this kit are designed to make it easy to promote the campaign, start conversations about work health and safety (WHS), and support local activities thr...

01/09/2026

Thinking about CPD points and requirements? SafeActions can provide you with topic specific training e.g. hoists, slide sheets; generic training e.g. for aged care, for therapists and accredited training e.g. Health Care 2 and beyond. Email Julie for more information

25/08/2026

Whatever the manual tasks you do, Worksafe WA has information so you can work through the risk management process correctly to end up with a viable solution.

https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/manual-tasks

18/08/2026

The Code of Practice Hazardous Manual Tasks document is long.
The risk assessment form is also quite long.
I have reduced it down to a three page tick and flick version on my website.

Bottom line is:
REPORT any activity that you do that has:
- high, sudden, sustained, repetitive force
- awkward repetitive sustained postures or movements
- exposure to vibration

11/08/2026

Assisting people up from the floor: oh the techniques I have seen.
There is a range of strategies from using one chair, two chairs, lots of sofa cushions to equipment such as hoists, chair raisers and air assisted devices. If PD in this area is of interest to you then email me

04/08/2026

I will be working in a remote location this week: so a timely reminder that there are additional risk factors to consider in locations with limited services and weather hazards

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/duties-tool/agriculture/additional-info/working-alone-or-remote-areas

28/07/2026

Wound management and Falls info graphics to help prompt you in strategies to prevent both of these. Sorry if I have posted before

21/07/2026

In case you are looking for a course in Dementia, that will be well recognised. Looks like there is fee relief too:

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14/07/2026

In problem solving with a therapist about a suitable sling to trial I was informed:

In this particular aged care facility under a mixed scheme arrangement due to her disability, the facility is not open to using a loop hoist as they utilise the same clip hoist for all other clients in the facility

This could be seen as not a reasonable and practical solution to a manual tasks hazard. The Interpretative Guide to reasonably practical states that if a product is on the market in Australia then it should be considered available. Not allowing workers access to the best solution means they are exposed to additional hazards and higher risk for a convenience for the facility.
The therapist has advocated several times.
The Interpretative Guide is a bloody good read for some key lines that can help you with justifying equipment.

Google WA Worksafe Interpretative Guide Reasonably Practicable

07/07/2026

I have been deeply moved on the passing of Neale Daniher. I never knew him, I did think he seemed a great guy and I have been impressed by how he has turned an illness into an 'opportunity'. The way he has harnessed and foccussed efforts for a cure for MND is outstanding.
I have done some training for carers of MND in the past and was always a training session that really tugged at my heart strings.
I wish the FightMND team, the MND Australia Association and all the state versions an abundance of support and good luck in their endeavours.

https://fightmnd.org.au/