C Fegan, a retired Trades Educator shares some valuable ideas about OH & S Occupational Safety and Health instruction should be included as part of the *Induction Process for new employees on the first day of their employment. New employees need to be familiarised with the layout of their new place of work.
Occupational Health and Safety is such a wide ranging subject that we are never surprised at the questions we receive here at Safety Concepts. Lately we have been getting lots of OHS questions about staff amenities and the rights or wrongs of this very sensitive subject. So here is the essential list of things you need to know about toilets [...]
Whether your business is big or small you have an obligation as an owner or employer to make sure your working environment is safe. There are no excuses or exceptions: so listen up. As an employer you have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of employees, volunteers and outworkers. You are also responsible [...]
There is a proven way to create a better safety culture at your workplace. Just develop in all employees a greater awareness of personal safety than you might find elsewhere. Sounds too simple! Yet changing your present culture at work to one that embraces safety can be much easier than you think - if you follow the advice of the experts.
Ergonomics is the science and practice of designing jobs or workplaces to match the capabilities and limitations of the human body. Here are the Safety Concepts top ten ergonomics tips:
Workplace Safety in Australia is now one of the top ten issues at boardroom level. So it should be very important at your place of work too. Use this checklist of 8 great ideas from Safety Concepts to help you when creating or improving your own safety culture:
Every workplace has a certain amount of risk. Whether your workplace be a factory or an office, there is still a level of risk of injury to people. The process of managing that risk can be distilled down to a systematic process for addressing hazards in the workplace. The four essential steps to managing risk [...]
Step 1 Make sure the company has a written safety policy and put it on display for all to see. Employer and employee involvement is essential to cover all concerns and possibilities, so make sure your people are involved in policy making on health and safety issues. Step 2 Analyze the workplace to identify existing [...]
Handling chemicals safely requires a detailed knowledge of the chemicals’ properties, identification of the hazards, assessment of risks and controls in place and working. Every chemical you use in the workplace should have a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) displayed near or readily accessable to where the chemical is used. The MSDS provides all the [...]
Workplace policies reinforce standard operating procedure in a workplace. A well written policy can help employers manage staff more effectively and drive appropriate behaviour throughout the organisation. The following 6 Easy Steps steps will help ensure your policies are successful: Consult with staff to promote awareness and ownership. Define the terms of the policy so [...]
