Peninsula News - 17 Mar 2014 Boarding house objections may deny human rights Objections to a new boarding house proposed for Ettalong may result in a denial of human rights, according to the author of a new housing standard which rates housing for affordability and accessibility to work and other services. Mr Richard Brew, author of the Annex-5 housing standard, said that a failure to provide adequate housing was a failure to protect human rights. "Rejecting housing development without solid justification is at odds with the natural right to a home," he said. He said groups...
Any stairstep falls or even falls on the same level in public building should be taken seriously for reason that they never occur in isolation and the probability of more serious falls increases with time. We usually become involved in stairstep falls claims following a fall or near miss. If you've had a stairstep fall or have a business premises with problem staircase or ramps then we advise to follow up with a stair audit to identify the problem and take advice on fall prevention and control strategies. It's important to note that stairstep falls are rarely the fault of person or...
Workplaces often require areas greater than the AS 1428 access standard series and we're often asked about ramps within workplaces and Designers WHS 2012 duty of care which is reason for this guide note. The dimensions in AS 1428.1 were initially based on studies by J. Bails, Project report on the field testing of the Australian Standard 1428-1977 Part 1 and 2, Public Building Department of South Australia, 1983. It's important to remember that Bails research analysed the anthropometry of wheeled mobility users which is similar but different to workplace needs. While there's...
"In the Tribunal's view what is required by the conflict of interest standard is a separation of the consultancy role and the certification role sufficient to satisfy a reasonably-informed member of the general public that there is no likelihood that the accredited certification might be influenced by the performance of the consultancy role and might lack the necessary objectivity."." Conflict of interest Justin Cotton, Partner and Head of Practitioner Advocacy at Lovegrove Solicitors has penned an article on the practice of acting as both consultant/advisor and as a public regulatory...