Article by Alison at Altora. With the recent rise in ‘telecommuting’ – i.e. working outside of the office, usually from home – many of us now face new challenges in workplace safety. Both employers and employees have a duty to ensure their at-home workspaces comply to a basic safety standard. This article aims to draw your attention to some simple […]
Chairo Christian School have been with Altora since late 2018. Read on to discover more about their organisation and how the Altora online induction system has benefitted them… Chairo is a growing non-denominational Christian school, with more than 1,700 Kinder to Year 12 students attending campuses in West Gippsland, South Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley, and near Pakenham on the outskirts […]
…that Work Health & Safety (WHS) or Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) in Australia started in a very simple format and really began in 1956 on a W.A. work site, when workers were hoisting buckets of hot bitumen, and one spilled onto a worker below? The employee went on to sue the company and the case went to the High […]
Article by Masula Compliance – masulacompliance.com.au The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic’s status is constantly changing across Australia. As the situation in Victoria continues to escalate, and the state moves into Stage 4 restrictions, and the clusters in New South Wales continuing to build, it is no doubt communities – residents and businesses in these states, and Queensland, remain on high alert. Like […]
Altora doesn’t just work on computers and laptops, it works on tablets and phones, so you can complete inductions on the go. Altora is design to work just the same on big or smaller screens for seamless and easy to use mobile and tablet experience. No need to download any new apps, workers can simply access their induction portal via […]
Written by Gabrielle Condon – WHS Consultant for CC Safety (ccsafety.com.au) A decade ago, I had my very first fulltime role as a contracting Safety Officer in a high-risk work environment, working amongst many different contracting companies on a coal mine for a Coal Handling Processing Plant (CHPP) construction project. I “cut my teeth” in the Safety Industry amongst massive […]
Created for Australian businesses by a qualified WHS consultant.www.altora.com.au As Australia gets back on its feet, the team at Altora aim to continue assisting businesses and their workers bounce back. After the success of our previous free to use modules (‘COVID-19’ and ‘Working from Home’), we have once again worked together with a qualified safety professional (ccsafety.com.au) to create the […]
Safety Induction Software by Altora… What Village Roadshow have to say. In early 2018, Village Roadshow Theme Parks came to us looking for a better way to induct their contractors. They were looking for an online system that was flexible, easy to modify and update, but most of all looking for a system that was relatively “hands free” that would […]
Written by Gabrielle Condon – WHS Consultant for CC Safety (ccsafety.com.au) Work life can be exciting, challenging, a means-to-an-end of paying for the lifestyle you and your family want, and a way for you to add value to the world through using your skills. Sometimes life events get in the way of our enjoyment of work; issues pile up in […]
www.altora.com.au 25th May 2020 Victoria’s new workplace manslaughter offences The Workplace Safety Legislation Amendment (Workplace Manslaughter and other matters) Bill 2019 passed Parliament on 26 November 2019 and is expected to come into effect on a day to be proclaimed or, at the latest, 1 July 2020. See details at Worksafe Vic https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/victorias-new-workplace-manslaughter-offences Understanding Workplace Manslaughter (WorkSafe Victoria webinar) In […]