Workplace Safety

Workplace safety a deadly responsibility

Workplace safety a deadly responsibility by: Liberty Sanger From: Sunday Herald Sun December 18, 2011 12:00AM I HAD a conversation with an employer recently who told me his firm had a simple message for workers: if it’s not safe, don’t do it. There are rights and laws that protect workers who refuse to perform unsafe [...]

Keeping the work environment safe

Workplace Safety

Keeping the work environment safe Guest Post It is an inevitable part of man’s endeavour to encounter consequences from daily activities such as accidents, damages, health hazards, as well as social harm. And it is considered a standard operating procedure to ensure that each and every member of society is given protection from the perils [...]

Workplace Safety – Dangers and Solutions

Workplace Safety

Workplace Safety: Dangers and Solutions Guest Posting You need to consider workplace safety if you are a business owner. There are a number of reasons why this is important. First of all, you must be sure that you do not allow your employees to be injured simply because knowingly putting them at risk shows that [...]

World’s Worst Jobs

Safety Jobs

See heaps more of the worst jobs HERE

12 ways to make small business safer

Safety Systems

New safety guide out from Worksafe Vic Quote from the Guide: “This handbook describes 12 workplace health and safety hazards that safety inspectors regularly find during visits to small businesses. It also describes some of the injuries or illnesses that can happen if these hazards are not controlled” Manual handling, Housekeeping – slips, trips and [...]

A different way to promote safety – and dogs

Funny Safety Images

“Health and Safety Pictures” In a recent poll 25% of our readers said they would like to see more safety related images on this site. 55% said they would like to see “funny” or “stupid” safety pictures. A reader recently brought these “health and safety” pictures to our attention. We are not promoting or condoning [...]

Mechanics Workshop Safety

Workplace Safety

Mechanics Workshop Safety Whether you tinker in classic car restoration or own a full auto shop, safety in the workshop is always of the utmost importance. Keeping yourself, your friends, your assistants, your customers and any number of other people safe amongst the many dangers of motor vehicle repair is the most important principle in [...]

Pre Task Safety Planning

Safety Plans

Pre Task Safety Planning This information is provided by Summit Safety Technologies – they produce some of the highest quality, cost effective training materials that we have come across. See all of their online resources and free trials here: SafetyProgramNow.com How a Task Pre-Plan Works As the name implies, pre-task planning meetings are held immediately [...]

Haddon’s Countermeasures – A Better Alternative to the Hierarchy of Hazard Control?

Hierarchy of Hazard Control

Photo from ICADTS In 1966, Dr. William Haddon created the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after he was appointed by President Johnson. He set the first federal safety standards for motor vehicles and set standards for state and local laws on drunk driving and requirements that motorcyclists wear helmets. For many years, Haddon campaigned for [...]

OHS Challenges in Australia 2011

Articles

OHS Challenges in Australia 2011 This is one of the best safety papers I have read for a long, long time and TOTALLY RELEVANT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. Its Author, George Robotham from OHS Change admits to having a healthy dis-respect for many common approaches to OHS Management and OHS Training – and he [...]

Managing Safety in the Workplace: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility

Managing Safety

Managing Safety in the Workplace: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility Traditionally, workplace safety has been the sole jurisdiction of safety and health professionals. However, due to the critical nature of the safety function and its impact on organization costs, it is better viewed as the joint responsibility of several functions, including Operations, Human Resources, Finance, and Risk [...]

Workplace Health and Safety – What Are the Costs?

Accidents

Workplace Safety and Health – What Are the Costs? By Jayme Carl Workplace safety & health should not be directed by cost, but unfortunately sometimes it is. Workplace accidents injuries or diseases sometimes have very serious direct cost associated. Sometimes the costs are not so direct. Indirect cost of not keeping a safe workplace can [...]

For The Life of a Friend

Safety Poem

A new safety poem by Don Merrell based on the reaction to a workplace fatality. Try getting someone to argue after you read this out in a toolbox talk, management meeting, training session or post it on a safety notice board. Don is fine with it being republished to help promote safety as long as [...]

OHS Reps Safety Net Journal

Safety Reps

Latest edition of Safety Net Journal from Victorian Trades Hall Council Union News Model regulations released for public comment Safe Work Australia agreed at its 2 December meeting to release the model WHS Regulations package for public comment for a four month period commencing Tuesday 7 December 2010 to Monday 4 April 2011. The package [...]

Heat Stress – dehydration

Heat Stress

[picappgallerysingle id="9013715"] Although summer in Australia has been slow in getting started, December and January promise to be very hot and humid. Now is the time to be stressing the importance of preventing heat related stresses which can be quite insidious and hit you before any signs of symptoms. A recent article in The Department [...]

Safety Geeks 2011 Calender

Hazard Pictures

The 2011 Calender from the hit series SAFETY GEEKS is now available at AMAZON Make a great Xmas gift for the safety geek at your home or workplace!

Workplace Safety Poem

Safety Slogans

Thanks to Scott Hafer for sending this in: Work place safety, our obligation grows, it’s not about the money or the company, it’s about our families as we all know. The obligation of safety is not a joke, our bodies or our families, we do not want broke. Before you leave home each day, look [...]

Chemical Spill Kits

Workplace Safety

What Are Chemical Spill Kits By Robert Larson Paul Importance of Chemical Spill Kits Over the years science has evolved and so has technology. New inventions are becoming part of our daily life and these inventions have made our life easier and relaxed. But some of these technologies have posed the threat of hazardous materials. [...]

Thomastown explosion video footage

Welding Safety

This happened at a Bio diesel plant when someone tried to weld a fuel tank (i assume methanol which is used in the process). Ive been to a few bio diesel plants and while it is great for the environment, it is a worry that the process is so simple that someone can set up [...]

Review of Safety Show

Workplace Safety

Standing room only at The Safety Show In the midst of uncertainty surrounding workplace safety laws, there was standing room only in the free workshops at The Safety Show last week. Large crowds attended information sessions held by Safe Work Australia and law firm Norton Rose on harmonisation of the occupational health and safety laws. [...]

OSHA Confined Space

Confined Spaces

OSHA Confined Space By Saad Ilyas The U.S. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) estimates that more than 1.5 million workers enter confined spaces per annum. So OSHA has started to limit rights to these types of spaces with a new regulation that it expects will avoid 54 deaths and more than 10,000 injuries for [...]

Work Safety Glasses

Safety Equipment

Work Safety Glasses By Nicole Roberts The eyes are one of the body’s most important organs. Figuratively, they are the windows through which we see the world around us. But their essential role goes hand in hand with their delicate nature – even small particles of dust, metal, wood, corrosive liquids and tiny insects can [...]

Understanding The Real Reasons Why Work Gloves Are So Necessary

Safety Equipment

[picappgallerysingle id="243167"] Understanding The Real Reasons Why Work Gloves Are So Necessary By Justin Arnold You can count the number of reasons on one hand why you should look after your hands by wearing work gloves. If you have ever cut your finger then you’ll have been surprised at just how many times each day [...]

Job Hazard Analysis – The Job Review Process

Workplace Safety

Job Hazard Analysis – The Job Review Process By James Roughtonand Nathan Crutchfield The Job Hazard Analysis Process represents only one aspect in establishing a safe environment. Developing procedures to identify and define the loss potential in a facility or operation is a combination of risk and hazard analysis, behavior consequence analysis, and organizational design [...]

Health and Safety Incidents and Fines

Articles

A list of the incidents, prosecutions and fines which took place over August 2010, brought to you by OSHEM Solutions via Health, Safety. 23 yr old go kart driver suffers neck and throat injuries when his scarf is entangled. WorkCover call for go karts operators and their patrons to heed the warnings about loose clothing [...]

Workplace Safety Tips For Winter

Safety Tips

On-the-Job Winter Safety If you or your employees work in a field and location where winter weather presents some safety concerns, you may wish to take some precautions. Winter presents safety hazards in possible frostbite, wind-chapped skin, and hypothermia, and winter weather can often be severe enough to cause amputation or death. The following are [...]

Free Safety and Risk Management Downloads

Free Downloads

This is our current list of free safety and risk management downloads These free downloads are for general information only and we accept no responsibility for the content, compliance with any standards/legislation or how you choose to use or modify them. If you have any documents that others might find useful please send them in [...]

Managing Workplace Violence and Harassment

Workplace Safety

Managing Workplace Violence and Harassment – Security Safety Training Video – Safetycare

Unfortunately violence is a reality in all our lives. Watch …

24 Tips on Step Ladder Safety

Articles

24 Tips on Step Ladder Safety By Lukman Nulhakiem Accident statistic shows that a third of all reported falls from height involves ladders and step ladders. At least three hundred people a year die in simple falls from ladders. There must be something wrong with the usage of step ladder if we look at both [...]

Office Safety Tips

Articles

Even though office work is thought to be some of the safest work available, office work can be straining. Office workers can suffer from carpal tunnel, muscle strains from uncomfortable working angles, and eye strain from poor illumination or lengthy exposure to computer screens. Many other hazards exist in the office workplace, including the following: [...]

URGENT – Consultant Needed

Workplace Safety

I need someone to give me a quote on doing 40+ machinery risk assessments in the Brisbane area in a hurry. Email me if interested and I’ll provide more details

Quit Smoking – Champix (Chantix) side effects

Health

Headline news today was the story of the 2 year old Indonesian boy who successfully quit his 40 a day habit. I know a lot of people who have recently successfully quit smoking using the new drug Champix (known as Chantix in the US). However, its only been available here since Jan 2008 and reportedly [...]

Safety Incentive Schemes

Safety Incentives

Safety Incentive Schemes Its amazing how many organisations are still running safety incentive schemes where rewards are offered for Lost Time Injury free periods. Do they seriously think that that an incident will be reported on day 999 or that, as long as they are still breathing, the injured person wont be at work the [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27

Workplace Safety

Expert witness finds blind spot in safety underfoot: http://bit.ly/ahVjUm via @addthis # Powered by Twitter Tools

Twitter Updates for 2010-06-26

Workplace Safety

Expert witness finds blind spot in safety underfoot: http://bit.ly/ahVjUm via @addthis # Powered by Twitter Tools

Remedial Slip Resistance Solutions

Workplace Safety

I’ve seen some of the recent work that Remedial Slip Resistance Solutions (RSR) have done and it is extremely impressive. These guys have over 30 years experience with floors including cleaning and slip resistance testing. I regularly use their other company (Slip Smart) for slip testing and advice on unsafe surfaces. For almost any problem [...]

Safety For Small Business

Small Business

I’ve just had a quick look thru Workcover’s Small business pack. For any small business wondering how they are going or wanting to know what to do next, in regards to workplace safety, this is a really practical resource. The pack takes you thru a self assessment of your current situation for the critical safety [...]

Safety Clip-Art

Safety Clipart

Health and Safety Clip Art Safety Clip Art Guide – My Favourite! (few examples from thier site below) – Safety Clipart, Clip Art Illustrations, Images, Graphics and Safety Pictures TOON CLIPART – choose from thousands of great cartoon images for use on websites, newsletters, brochures, announcements, Powerpoint presentations and more… All images are Mac and [...]

Worksafe Wants Your Help

Workplace Safety

The high number of injuries occurring during installation, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment is a concern to WorkSafe – as it should be for you. Employees involved in such work make up about 25 per cent of workers in the manufacturing. However, they account for nearly 60 per cent of machinery and equipment-related workplace injury [...]

Forklift Risk Assessment

Forklift Safety

Worksafe Qld are urging Employers to complete risk assessments on forklift activities following a spate of recent forklift related incident and fatalities. Latest SAFETY ALERT: See more safety alerts Purpose A worker was fatally injured in a recent forklift incident in Queensland. The purpose of this safety alert is to remind employers and forklift operators [...]

Hi Vis Motorcycle Jacket

Motorbike Safety

Having a black bike, black helmet, black jacket and black Draggin jeans I figured I was as hard to see as the other guys on bikes that I have trouble seeing when I’m driving. I just bought this Hi Vis Jacket from Bikers Gear at Phillip Island. Tried it out yesterday afternoon. The jacket itself [...]

Occupational Noise Risks

Workplace Safety

Occupational Noise Risks – Sound Advice from Noel Arnold Why should employers be concerned about occupational exposure to noise? Occupational hearing loss is one of the most prevalent occupational disease related illnesses. Despite legislation relating to occupational exposure to noise having been in force for almost twenty years, noise exposure in the workplace and related [...]

Hazardous Substances Resources

Hazardous Substances

Hazardous substances Hazardous substances are chemicals or other substances which can be harmful to health, for example acids, caustic substances, peroxides, cleaning agents, disinfectants and insecticides. Below are guides and publications on managing hazardous substances in the workplace. WorkSafe Victoria: Hazardous substances WorkSafe Victoria: Material Safety Data Sheets WorkSafe Victoria: Chemical safety self-assessment tool WorkSafe [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-05-12

Workplace Safety

About to buy a motorbike – what is the safest or rather the unsafest? # Powered by Twitter Tools

WA ThinkSafe Small Business Safety Program

Workplace Safety

What can the program do for you? Free onsite safety assessment Group consultation Follow-up visit Agriculture safety advisory service Shed safety assessment program Regional visits ThinkSafe resources for small business 1. Free onsite safety assessment If you are a small business owner and want to make your workplace safe, the ThinkSafe Small Business Assistance Program can help [...]

WA to Focus on Noise in Workplace

Workplace Safety

In recognition of International Noise Awareness Day, WorkSafe announced today that it will conduct a campaign on noise in workplaces throughout May. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Nina Lyhne said today that, although noise had been a recognised workplace hazard for some time, it remained a problem in many WA workplaces. “The health effects of exposure to [...]

ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard

ISO31000

After 5 years of development, the Risk Management Standard, AS/NZS 4360:2004 has been superseded by AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Risk management – Principles and guidelines. The standard gives users an understanding of how to develop, implement and maintain effective risk management within their organization. It provides recommendations for the framework, process and implementation of risk management [...]

Do You Have to Have a Safety Committee

Workplace Safety

Your Legal Duties in Victoria In recognition of the benefits that regular consultation can bring, the Victorian OHS Act has a requirement for all employers to consult their employees on matters that will or are likely to directly, affect their health, safety or welfare. The general duty to consult with employees is set out in [...]

Do You Need a WHSO in QLD

Safety Rep

Workplace health and safety officers (WHSO) Please not that despite lobbying by Qld Govt, the role of the WHSO is likely to change dramatically in 2011 under the new national harmonisation laws READ MORE Please see latest comments below Any workplace with 30 or more employees is required by law to have a workplace health [...]

International Workers Memorial Day

Workplace Safety

Message from The Victorian Trades Hall Council: www.vthc.org.au Tomorrow is International Workers Memorial Day, and unions are continuing their battle to maintain OHS standards around Australia. Despite state, territory and federal government commitments that OHS standards would not be reduced in the harmonisation process, it’s becoming ‘death by a thousand cuts’. While the so called [...]

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