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Holiday safety

CHRISTMAS RISK ASSESSMENT

Holiday safety

CHRISTMAS RISK ASSESSMENT All employees planning to dash through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are advised that a Risk Assessment will be required addressing the safety of an open sleigh for members of the public. This assessment must also consider whether it is [...]

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Be safe this Christmas

Holiday safety

Be safe this Christmas Guest Post In the run up to Christmas it’s important to be safe whether that be with food, risk of fires or remembering any first aid knowledge. All the family will be getting together so it’s important to keep everyone safe as extra hazards are present at this time of year. [...]

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Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa

Holiday safety

Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa A Risk Assessment of Santa’s Toy Delivery Services  Author Unknown – Possible Source: http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/santa.htm There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this [...]

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George’s Christmas Message

George Robotham

George’s Christmas Message I would like to wish Safetyrisk readers all the best for the festive season. I have enjoyed writing my various articles; hopefully you have found them interesting and more importantly useful. (see them all here) There was a time in my life when I regularly drank and drove. Looking back on it, [...]

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4 Smart Halloween Safety Tips

Child Safety

4 Smart Halloween Safety Tips Guest Post NB See this recent Halloween SAFETY ALERT: Halloween is just a few days away. On October 31st, millions of children (and some playful adults too) will knock on doors around their neighborhood dressed in costumes that run the gamut from ghoulish to hilarious. Despite its prominence in the [...]

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How to Be Safe on a Skiing Holiday

Holiday safety

How to Be Safe on a Skiing Holiday Guest Post Standing on top of beautiful mountain ranges and looking at the beautiful view underneath, with the sun glistening on the snowy peaks is quite an exhilarating experience. Whooshing down the slopes of mountains and having a brilliant skiing experience is quite a good idea for [...]

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How To Keep Your Family Fire Safe In The Garden?

Child Safety

How To Keep Your Family Fire Safe In The Garden? Guest Post Being outdoors in the garden can be fun when it is done safely. Grilling, barbecuing and fireworks all make an entertaining time for a family to spend quality time together, but some precautions should be used to prevent accidents from occurring. Keeping the [...]

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New Child Safety Nets

Balconies and Balustrades

Having been involved in the tragic outcomes of many falls from balconies and windows we are staunch advocates of these protection systems. Hard not to cringe when you see the climbable balustrades in older building and furniture hard against balustrades in apartment buildings! Locks or screens? Guest Post New Laws will apply to parents living [...]

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Keep Our Future Safe Over Xmas

Child Safety

Keep Our Future Safe Over Xmas   A timely reminder to keep a close eye on Australia’s future – our kids – to make sure they have a safe Xmas & New Year. Aiden (almost 4) is wearing a hiviz vest by Proskill/Mascot child range of workwear, Blundstone boots, Hard Yakka overalls, Bolle child size [...]

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Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa

Holiday safety

Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa A Risk Assessment of Santa’s Toy Delivery Services Author Unknown There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload for [...]

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KEEP BUILDING SITES SAFE OVER HOLIDAY BREAK

Construction Safety

Media Release – SafeWork SA – Monday 12 December 2011 KEEP BUILDING SITES SAFE OVER HOLIDAY BREAK SafeWork SA is urging the construction industry to do its utmost to ensure the safety of building sites being closed down over the Christmas/New Year break. “Unfinished residential and commercial building sites have the potential to be dangerous [...]

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Christmas Safety Message

Holiday safety

George’s Safety Reflections MORE HERE Christmas message Christmas is a time when many are more likely to drink and drive, it may help to reflect on my experiences in this area. I spent my late teens and early 20’s in the Australian Army, mid 20’s and 30’s at mine sites, tough, male orientated environments where [...]

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A BROKEN CHRISTMAS

Holiday safety

New and timely Safety Poem sent in by a reader: A BROKEN CHRISTMAS T’was the night before Christmas and now she’s all alone. Because her husband had an accident at work and didn’t come home. He was killed because he took a shortcut and of course he knew better. He knew the rules and usually [...]

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Beware of independence on Independence Day

Child Safety

Great and timely article from our sister site in the US – www.safetyrisk.net   Beware of independence on Independence Day While fireworks provide momentous entertainment, there are obvious inherent hazards. While parents keep young children away from fireworks, older children are often trusted to know better. Parents of school aged children and teenagers need to [...]

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Holiday Travel Safety

Holiday safety

[picappgallerysingle id="7293076"] Holiday Travel Safety The holidays are the most wonderful — and hurried — time of the year.  With so many parties and commitments and so little time to complete everything, the holidays can get hectic.  However, feeling rushed and harried should never affect your holiday travel safety.  Because being safe this holiday season [...]

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Christmas Light Safety

Electrical Safety

[picappgallerysingle id="209809"] Christmas Light Safety Remember “Christmas Vacation” with Chevy Chase?  I love that movie because all the safety references are hilarious, but my favorite part of the movie is when Clark Griswald finally has all of the Christmas lights on his house, after many safety mishaps, and he plugs in the single extension cord, [...]

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Christmas Pet Safety

Holiday safety

[picappgallerysingle id="106838"] Christmas Pet Safety Pets encounter many dangers, especially during the holidays.  From choking hazards to poisonous plants to deadly human foods, pets can be harmed by many ordinary, innocent household items.  Let’s look at some holiday pet hazards. Poisons Many people have heard that chocolate, especially baking chocolate, is poisonous to dogs, but [...]

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