Office

New Cable Covers – Trip and fall prevention

cable covers

Do you rely on masking tape or mistakenly use Cable Protectors as trip prevention devices in pedestrian environments? Cable Protectors are a load bearing device designed to protect cords and cables and have no minimum height or contrast requirements. They are not designed as or intended to be used as a trip prevention device. The [...]

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Office Safety Checklist and Guide

Office Safety

How many people snigger or cringe when it is suggested that a safety inspection be done in an office? These environments may not immediately strike you as particularly hazardous but there are numerous potential risks in an office, many of which have caused serious short and long term injury at other workplaces. First published in [...]

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Ironic Slice of Injustice

Office Safety

Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up: @ PRISON @ WORK You spend most of your time in a 10X10 cell @ PRISON You spend most of your time in an 6X6 cubicle @ WORK You get three meals a day, fully paid for @ PRISON You get a break for [...]

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Do compression garments prevent sports injuries

Office Safety

All of the manufacturers and retailers of sports compression garments claim that their products help prevent sports related injuries. The benefits of wearing compression garments for preventing DVT are well documented but we could only find one article that provides any “scientist proof” of injury prevention -  Recent article from the Australian Sports Commission (see [...]

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Downside of sitting on our Backsides

Ergonomics

We recently wrote about the risk of DVT to Office workers. Here is a recent article from the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety Downside of Sitting on Our Backsides Risks of sitting too long Taking the stairs instead of the elevator, trips to the gym, lunch hour walks – the value of exercise is [...]

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Balconies and Balustrades

BCA

Each year, people are killed or seriously injured by either falling from balconies or being hit by objects which have fallen from balconies. Falls from upper storey windows has also led to fatalities. Balconies are used by adults and children for a range of activities including entertaining, playing, storage, relaxing and drying of clothes. Given [...]

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Safety Improvements In An Office Environment

Office Safety

MORE RISK MANAGEMENT CHECKLISTS Checklist and typical recommendations for an Office based business employing over 30 people (based on QLD WHS Legislation): Implement an OHS Management System to achieve compliance with QLD WHS Act, 1995, s.29 (d). Develop a plan with accountability and timelines as a means of managing safety within the workplace (AS4801 – [...]

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