House keeping is a major issue when it comes to safety in the workplace. Too often hazards are purposely overlooked due to a “that’s not my job” or “I didn’t do it – let someone else fix it” …
One of our subscribers, Gloria Marrocco of Health Choices for Life shares her story and the knowledge she has gained in the Hair and Beauty Industry, highlighting an issue many in the field …
One of the research queries we received was in regards to acceptable temperatures within an office environment.
The Australian Standard AS 1837 – 1976 Code of Practice for Application of Ergonomics …
Today in Brisbane approx. 2000 construction workers gathered in Queens Park to support the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) efforts to have the Australian Building …
While every workplace should make sure there are procedures in place in case there was an accident, we all know the importance of avoiding these incidents before they have the potential …
Improve your situational awareness by thinking about what it is you’re about to do and whether your “doing” will achieve the desired outcome.
Remember, to err is human. Error consequence …
Oooh! I’m very excited to share a new article we received from Leslie Henley, one of our Safety Concepts Subscribers. Les has researched the links between Human Stress and MSD’s. As the article is full of indepth information, I’ve had to cut it into segments and will add the following section the following week with [...]
WorkSafe Victoria put out an alert earlier this year about Synthetic High Visibility Clothing catching fire when flames or ignition sources are present. “A road construction worker was using a demolition saw (demo-saw) to cut a steel upright when sparks ignited the stomach area of his high visibility shirt. He suffered burns to his stomach [...]
Geoff Warren, the Plant Operations Officer at Shoalhaven City Council shares an email he received from a colleague as a result of a near miss workplace safety incident and plant damage report. Geoff thought our readers may get a chuckle from reading it, but also stressed how easily some accidents do or may occur.
Hi Everybody! One of our readers sent us this query, so I’m putting it out there and hoping you can help: “Presently I am at TAFE doing Cert IV in OH&S and any information is helpful. I am doing some assessments at the moment and hazard identification, risk assessment and control forms (tools) provide a [...]
