Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, August-September 2003 Health service fined $180,000 in landmark assault ruling. The following is an extract from the June 2002 news report from the Australian Institute of Criminology (A.I.C) under the title “Crime and Violence Prevention”. “The recent case of WorkCover Authority of NSW v Central Sydney Area Health Service (18 March 2002) clearly showed that…read more →
Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, April/May 2003 Every Australian state and territory has OH&S legislation. Although with some variation between them, they do have a common intention, i.e. to provide employees (and visitors) with a safe and healthy place of work. In 1996, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services published ‘A Practical Guide to Implementing Occupational…read more →
Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, February/March 2003 As security risk management consultants, we are always concerned when aged care operators spend money on stop-gap actions after a security incident. In some cases these stop-gap actions maybe necessary until a more sustainable solution is implemented. One of these stop-gap (reactive) actions is the engagement of a security guard (sometimes…read more →
Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, December 2002/January 2003 It would be hard to believe that any person working in aged care would not support regular emergency evacuation and fire training for all staff, even putting aside the compliance requirement. However, under the same critical management umbrella, security awareness training for staff does not have the same universal support….read more →
Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in ACQ-Wire, September/October 2002 In a landmark decision, WorkCover (NSW) was successful in a court action resulting in a NSW Government Health Service being fined $180,000. This action is likely to create similar actions in other states. The case clearly showed that inappropriate design of premises can assist in the committing of violent acts. This…read more →
Tweet by Leon Harris Published in INsite, June/July 2002 Aged Care Providers have a duty of care under both common law and occupational health and safety legislation to provide for the safety of residents, staff and visitors. There is a strong relationship between safety and security. In conjunction with the OH&S legislation, operators should refer to Australian Standard AS 4485.1 &…read more →
