Category: Workcover

WorkCover NSW is urging all businesses and workers to be safe when working with and around vehicles after the fourth worker since June 2012 was killed last week. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday, 19 February when a worker at a grain storage facility near Wee Waa was struck by a reversing front end loader while sweeping grain. General Manager of WorkCover’s Work Health and Safety Division, John Watson, said the incident was a tragic reminder of the inherent risks of working with or near mobile plant. “Work involving mobile plant is high risk and can be catastrophic if...

Reforms to the workers compensation scheme are focused on: assisting injured workers to return to work improving financial support for seriously injured workers returning the scheme to financial sustainability. The reforms are being introduced in stages. All new claims are subject to the new legislation, with most existing claims being transitioned in 2013. The following fact sheets give a general overview of the changes: Benefits Information for workers FAQs for workers Information for employers FAQs for employers  Work capacity WorkCover Independent Review Officer Claims disputes. You can also view a list of the latest forms, publications and guidelines introduced...

Join us and other Return to Work (RTW) Coordinators to hear practical tips and information from industry experts. At this workshop you’ll hear from Nick Economos, Phsyiotherapist and the Director of EmpoweRehab. Nick will focus on the practicalities of assisting workers with shoulder or neck injuries to return to work. This will include a discussion about: the health benefits of work the importance of early return to work following injury neck and shoulder ‘mechanics’ and common neck and shoulder injuries shoulder and neck injuries in the community shoulder and neck treatment and management – what’s normal what’s not, what works and...