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Occupational health and safety extends to the use of mobile phones. The cell phone is a big part of life for all of us now and it has become a key business tool. Employers should take an active role ensuring that workers who are required to use mobile phones as part of their day to day job [...]
Yes it has finally happened! After numerous requests and what seems like an endless amount of research we are now able to provide Workplace Safety Templates. We have put together an economical and convenient downloadable package of Workplace Safety templates, manuals and guidelines that are designed to save time and money and most importantly make [...]
Workplace Health and Safety advice is free if you know where to look. Here at Safety Concepts we take pride in the work we do to help businesses in Australia understand their responsibilities. However Safety Concepts are not the only ones to bring together information about OHS and post it free on their site. There are many [...]
Health and safety inspectors visiting one contruction site were shocked to find two young apprentices working on a girder 5metres above the ground in order to paint a support beam. Asked why they did not have safety harnesses or nets in place the men said they had been told that because they were still on [...]
A fatal accident occurred recently in which the driver of a remotely controlled miner was crushed when a shuttle car was being maneuvered at a mine face. The regional inspector of mines Michael Downs noted that employees entering the coal industry for the first time are not fully aware of the implications and hazards of [...]
Most people charged with responsibility for safety at work find that it is often hard to convince management to fully back a culture of safety. For some with particularly enlightened bosses this is not an issue but unfortunately this is not true in the majority of cases. If you need help here are some ways [...]
While an exact definition of a safety culture does not exist, at Safety Concepts we believe that organizations with effective safety cultures share an enduring commitment to safety. This commitment is reflected in certain behaviours… The company acknowledges a high risk, error-prone nature of the organization’s activities, There is a blame-free environment where individuals are [...]
We get many enquiries from clients asking for help with guidelines for the safe use of forklifts. And its little wonder; a large number of injuries and deaths occur every year as a result of forklift accidents. Forklifts are dangerous because they generally operate in confined areas, and people in the vicinity of the unit [...]
Sometimes getting those extra resources you need to develop your safety program can be a big challenge. Unless there’s a regulator at the gate, most managers want tangible proof that they should give more dollars to the safety cause. Here are three smart tips to help you get more support from CEO’s and other senior [...]
