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How to Wear a Surgical Mask

How to Wear a Surgical Mask

With a recent rise in the community transmission of COVID-19, some Australian states are beginning to recommend or mandate the use of masks in public places. Health sources report that...

How to Wear a Surgical Mask

With a recent rise in the community transmission of COVID-19, some Australian states are beginning to recommend or mandate the use of masks in public places. Health sources report that...

The Developing Opioid Crisis in Australia

The Developing Opioid Crisis in Australia

Here in Australia, deaths from unintentional drug overdoses that came from opioids, such as oxycodone, codeine and heroin, had increased 38% between 2001 and 2017. Disproportionate numbers were noted in...

The Developing Opioid Crisis in Australia

Here in Australia, deaths from unintentional drug overdoses that came from opioids, such as oxycodone, codeine and heroin, had increased 38% between 2001 and 2017. Disproportionate numbers were noted in...

Managing Medicinal Cannabis in the workplace

Managing Medicinal Cannabis in the workplace

Internationally, including Australia and New Zealand, the legal use of cannabis prescribed for medical reasons is becoming more prevalent although with specific jurisdictional differences.   Of concern for workplaces is not...

Managing Medicinal Cannabis in the workplace

Internationally, including Australia and New Zealand, the legal use of cannabis prescribed for medical reasons is becoming more prevalent although with specific jurisdictional differences.   Of concern for workplaces is not...

Australia Leads Worldwide ICE Epidemic

Australia Leads Worldwide ICE Epidemic

Whilst it’s not all bad, the news that Australia is leading the worldwide ice and methamphetamine epidemic is certainly not a celebratory milestone. The national wastewater program to monitor drug...

Australia Leads Worldwide ICE Epidemic

Whilst it’s not all bad, the news that Australia is leading the worldwide ice and methamphetamine epidemic is certainly not a celebratory milestone. The national wastewater program to monitor drug...

Should Drug Testing  Be Mandatory?

Should Drug Testing Be Mandatory?

Australian workplace culture is becoming more accepting of drug testing and the safety narrative around why this is necessary, and as a result less of an intrusion of privacy. Let’s...

Should Drug Testing Be Mandatory?

Australian workplace culture is becoming more accepting of drug testing and the safety narrative around why this is necessary, and as a result less of an intrusion of privacy. Let’s...

What is an Employee Assistance Program

What is an Employee Assistance Program

The origins of the EAP (Employee Assistance Program) go all the way back to the 1930’s when occupational alcoholism was rampant in the workplace and employers noticed how this type...

What is an Employee Assistance Program

The origins of the EAP (Employee Assistance Program) go all the way back to the 1930’s when occupational alcoholism was rampant in the workplace and employers noticed how this type...