Occupational Health and Safety in Australia : Industry, Public Sector and Small Business

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781864487299
• ISBN10: 1864487291
• Format: Trade Paper
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Table of Contents

Tables	ix
Figures	x
Terms used	xi
Contributors	xiii
Foreword	xv
Introduction: Occupational Health and Safety in Australia	1	(12)
Claire Mayhew
Chris Peterson
STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK
PART I THE `MACRO' PICTURE
Evolution of Occupational Health and Safety Policy and Programs	13	(15)
Ted Emmett
Extent and Cost of Occupational Injury and Illness	28	(24)
Tim Driscoll
Claire Mayhew
Why Hasn't it Changed on the Shopfloor?	52	(13)
Yossi Berger
Policy and Program Evaluation in Occupational Health and Safety	65	(21)
Ann Williamson
The Future: A Management View	86	(7)
Richard Russell
Perspectives in Occupational Health and Safety	93	(12)
Chris Peterson
PART II CASE STUDIES
Identifying Patterns of Injury in Small Business: Piecing Together the Data Jigsaw	105	(11)
Claire Mayhew
Why Owner/Managers in Small Business Miss Out	116	(11)
Claire Mayhew
Occupational Violence: A Case Study of the Taxi Industry	127	(13)
Claire Mayhew
Repeat Disasters: The Lessons of the Moura Coal Mine	140	(18)
Andrew Hopkins
Rehabilitation and Compensation in Manufacturing	158	(16)
Chris Peterson
Dealing with Stress-related Disorders in the Public Sector	174	(13)
Chris Peterson
Bibliography	187	(12)
Index	199