Dois em um (Austrália). Programa de redução de estresse e puniçoes em caso de descumprimento de normas
01. Mindfulness programs can reduce stress
A study of 323 American and Canadian emergency medical "911" dispatchers (EMDs) found that short, weekly mindfulness program successfully reduced their stress, suggesting such initiatives could be successfully applied to other challenging workplaces.
US researchers found those who participated in an online workplace mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) experienced a significant decrease in stress compared to those in the control group. They found the participants continued to show lower stress levels than when they started the seven-week program, three months after completing it.
These results show that tailored online MBIs for workers working in challenging environments are a "promising direction" for stress prevention and intervention, the researchers from Northern Illinois University and the Northwest Centre for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington say.
"As the first of the first responders, emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) are repeatedly exposed to stressful duty-related events," they say. "The EMD work environment is typically marked by shift work schedules, mandatory overtime, rare and unpredictable breaks and an inability to ambulate while on duty." The effectiveness of the MBI in reducing stress among EMDs "indicates that similar populations may benefit in the future from such tailored interventions".
Read more: Michelle Lilly, et al, Destress 9-1-1–an online mindfulness-based intervention in reducing stress among emergency medical dispatchers: a randomised controlled trial.(Full article) Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume 76, Issue 10, October 2019. Source: OHSAlert
02. Individual charged under s26
Robert Edward Phillips had management and control of a trailer mounted amusement slide, operated under the business name of Totally Fun Amusements.
On 8 January 2016 WorkSafe Inspectors at the Bass Coast Summer Agricultural Show at the Wonthaggi Recreational Reserve observed the slide set up ready for the show the next day. Phillips was not present at the time.
They identified several safety issues including:
Loose and inadequate handrails, creating a risk of fall from height;
Entrapment hazards at the top, side, and along the slide; and
Lack of securing nuts or pins on support pins on the vertical support beam which could result in those fasteners coming free and creating a risk of collapse or structural failure of the slide.
Believing that there was an immediate risk of serious injury or death to patrons using the slide, the Inspector called Phillips and informed him that he was about to issue a Prohibition Notice on the slide. The notice was issued and given to the Secretary of the Wonthaggi A&P Society - however it was not received by Phillips.
On 24 March 2017 a WorkSafe Inspector identified the slide in use at the St Joseph's Primary School Fete in Boronia. It was established the slide had been used on a further 10 occasions after 8 January 2016. On 10 August 2017 the slide was seized by WorkSafe. An expert report identified that persons using, operating, or in close proximity to the slide, were at risk of serious injury or death in the event that either the welding and/or the corroded floor under the A-frame failed.
The offender pleaded guilty and was without conviction fined of $5,000 plus costs of $4,292. This fine seems totally inadequate given that the slide was used for over a year and a half after it was established it created an 'immediate risk' to the safety and life of workers and patrons.
To keep up to date with prosecutions, go to the WorkSafe Prosecution Result Summaries and Enforceable Undertakings webpage.
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