We’re back!After a brief hiatus, we are excited to return with our daily OHS news stories to add to our weekly newsletters. Our goal is to provide you with the most up-to-date news and information so that you can stay informed and make better decisions for your business. We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we enjoy writing them.You won’t want to…
SafeWork NSW has launched the second stage of its Safety Around Your Vehicle Compliance Project. The campaign aims to promote safety practices when working around vehicles.SafeWork Executive Director, Tony Williams, said tasks performed around vehicles were the leading cause of death and non-driving serious injuries in road transport and logistics.“Dur…
NT's Work Health and Safety Regulator has published the 2020-21 key work health and safety statistics for the State. The statistics provide information on compensation claims made by workers in the Northern Territory, including information on workplace deaths reported during that period currently under probe.According to the statistics, 2392 worke…
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1 January 2022, QLD property owners/managers must install interconnected smoke alarms in residential rental properties.
With a requirement to now fit interconnected alarms in every bedroom and hallways, when one alarm goes off, they will all go off, warning residents to evacuate. Even those who are sleeping at the far end of the h…
Are you a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)? If so, it’s your duty to make an emergency plan. This includes an effective response to emergencies and testing the plan. You must also maintain the plan so that it’s always effective and arrange training for workers on the emergency plan and procedures in it.You’ll be able to keep eve…
Australia’s National Asbestos Awareness Week takes place between 22 – 26 November 2021, with the campaign asking Australians to Think Twice About Asbestos. The campaign reminds home renovators and tradespeople that the danger of asbestos is far from over and not to be complacent.Asbestos was banned in Australia in December 2003. Despite the Australian…
Looking through some of our positive reviews shows that buying online Health and Safety Documents really has some positive outcomes!We have chosen five of our top reviews to look at what positive benefits you might get from buying preprepared documents rather than trying to produce them yourself.1. Save Time"I have saved hours of time by using these do…
National Agriculture DayAgricultural days are celebrated annually in many countries to acknowledge the national contributions of those in the agricultural industry. From riding boundary fences on a remote cattle station to harvesting wheat in a combine-harvester, agricultural workers are the lifeblood of our communities.In 2021, Australians will celebr…
Do you know the laws for working on a ladder?
Workplace Health and Safety laws are there to keep us safe, but like most laws, they can sometimes be challenging to understand in their legal format.
For the newsletter this week, we decided to see what the regulations say about using a ladder at work. After all, the Acts and Regulations are the actual…
Do you need a list of Regulations and Codes of Practice for your state?
Keeping track of regulations and Codes of Practice can be difficult and time consuming. We’ve compiled an easy to use reference list which will allow our customers to have the most up-to-date references state by state.
You can find all the required information in one place w…
In this last week of Safe Work Month, we will be looking at health and safety hazards across the whole spectrum, including indoor and outdoor work. We revisited the National Safe Work Month theme for inspiration and determined that the key to managing health and Safety most effectively might be more holistic thinking.This years theme for National…
In the third week of supporting Safe Work Month, we will be focusing on workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals and dust. The Clean Air, Clear Lungs campaign is run by Safe Work Australia to raise awareness of occupational lung diseases.Are you at risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals and dust?If you're an employer, it's important to understand the…
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