Work Health and Safety

As a manager, you must think about what could go wrong at your workplace and what the consequences could be. Then you must do whatever you can (in other words, whatever is ‘reasonably practicable’) to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks arising from the business. This process is known as risk management and involves […]

What is Work Health and Safety? Work health and safety is about managing the risks to the health and safety of every person in the workplace. Every person has a responsibility to promote and maintain a work environment that is without risk to the health or safety of others. We have an obligation to take […]

Work Health and Safety (WHS) is a serious issue, and you should be aware of your role and duties to eliminate work-related incidents to the extent possible or minimise them. Apart from physical safety, you should also understand the impact that mental health issues can have in your workplace. Work health and safety and the […]

Sentrient is proud to release the new Creating a Safe and healthy workplace online course as its latest online course that forms part of a series of online compliance courses to help supervisors and managers take proactive steps to mitigate against breaches of safety, invasion of privacy, and incidents of bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment. […]

Churches are places where work happens by pastors, employees, volunteers and congregational members. Workplace health and safety legislation considers the governing body of the congregation as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU), and therefore, the governing body has an obligation to ensure compliance with work, health and safety laws. Churches are not exempt […]

By now, you have become acquainted with the five core strategies industry leaders use to create highly successful businesses. These core strategies we have seen in place in all highly successful organisations we have associated with; they also show up as statistical facts in our industry research. These strategies are also tried and tested in […]

While some companies are fiddling with the development of contingency/work from home plans for employees, many employers have taken bold steps quickly and allowed work from home for employees during this tumultuous time. Having said that, working from home can be a tricky subject for employers, HR Managers, and Compliance officers. In this article, we […]

We spend the maximum amount of our awake time in the workplace, surrounded by our colleagues at our desks doing our jobs. Even though you might say that work is just one thing you may do out of many, your job majorly defines almost all your life. According to several peer-reviewed studies, 70% to 80% […]

The novelcoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has grappled the world with its fatal nature. So far, the virus has affected people across 120 countries, including China – the country from which the virus originated. Confirmed cases of coronavirus are almost 130,000, and reported fatalities are 4,700 across the world as of 13 March 2020. Since coronavirus […]

If you do not work enough, like 200 to 400 units an hour, you would get written up for the week, and if you get so many write-ups, you lose your job.–Workers at Amazon’s Minnesota Facility Did you know that Amazon Prime Day Sale has been estimated to bring approximately $5.8B in sales? Furthermore, this […]