safety procedures

Effective OHS policies and procedures

OHS

Effective OHS policies and procedures by Chris Beasley Keeping your workers safe is an integral part of running a successful business. If employers – known under the new national model work health and safety laws as ‘PCBUs’ –don’t provide a safe working environment there are serious consequences, possibly the least of which are penalty notices, [...]

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Simple Steps You Can Take to Prevent Workplace Falls

Fall Prevention

Simple Steps You Can Take to Prevent Workplace Falls – Guest Post The U.S. Department of Labor has estimated that, on average, between 150 and 200 workers die annually due to falls and over 10,000 are injured by falls in the workplace. But what can you as an individual do to prevent a workplace fall? [...]

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Surviving Cyclones: Preparation and safety

Cyclone Safety Tips

Surviving Cyclones: Preparation and safety. The link above to the BOM provides a general checklist for cyclone preparation and safety procedures. Preparation and Safety information is also linked in the right hand column including details about damage and danger associated with cyclone intensity, storm surge and advice for mariners. State and territory emergency agencies are [...]

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Work Method Statements

Work Method Statements

Work Method Statements In the Australian construction industry, work method statements are used to describe and instruct safety management practices for individual jobs, tasks, and equipment use.  The statement is a specific set of instructions on how to complete the work safely.  Method statements are delivered to the consultant at least three weeks before a [...]

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Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Download Free Risk Assessment Templates from our huge collection here: RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATES Risk Assessment In any job or workplace, certain risks exist.  For some jobs, the risks are minimal, like carpal tunnel in office work, however, in other jobs, the risks can be quite large and/or quite commonplace.  Mining, for example, presents risks to [...]

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Safety Committees – Fun Meeting Ideas

Safety Committee

[picappgallerysingle id="163106"] Safety Committees:  Fun Meeting Ideas Safety committees have been proven to increase safety in the workplace.  When properly set up and maintained, safety committees can be a fun and integral part of your safety management.   The problem with even the most well-planned and well-executed safety committee is that any committee can begin to [...]

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Safety Images

Safety Photos
Safety Photo

Mouse in helmet image from: You Can Be Funny.com Safety Images Share Your Safety Images Here Just as safety slogans can help employees remember safety protocols, safety images can also be safety catalysts in the workplace.  Serving as quick visual reminders of safety procedures, safety posters and cartoons can decrease accidents and fatalities.  Often, simple [...]

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Gutter Cleaning Safety

Home Safety

[picappgallerysingle id="5063613"]  Gutter Cleaning Safety In preparation for a winter season of rain or a summer season of bushfires, gutter cleaning is an important home maintenance step.  Clean gutters encourage proper drainage from your roof and away from your home, which prevents home problems such as roof leaks, rotting materials, and foundation issues.  As important [...]

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Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting – Safetycare

Safety Committee

Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting – Safetycare

School committees, sporting committees, church committees and w…

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The Importance of Safety Procedures

Safety Procedures

The Importance of Safety Procedures Whether you’re a beginning employee or a seasoned executive, everyone has pondered the importance of safety procedures at one point in their life or another.  My pivotal pondering moment was in my first job, a cashier at a grocery store.  I wondered why the bookkeepers considered three hour cash pickups [...]

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Buy and Sell Safety Procedures

Checklists

[picappgallerysingle id="5223945"]This new company GO SAFETY provides an online service where you can “buy safety procedures for people in your industry by people in your industry”. They also offer a unique opportunity for those who have developed OHS procedures, including work method statements, to sell them on the open market. You can search for or [...]

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Safety Tips for Welders

Construction Safety

Welding Safety:  Beyond the Shields and Gloves All welders and most laymen know that a welder needs to wear a helmet/shield and gloves, however, there are many more safety precautions that a welder can take to ensure her own safety and the safety of anyone in her vicinity.  Let’s look at the safety beyond the [...]

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Safety tips for hospitality workers

Food Safety

Restaurant Safety:  Beyond Food Handling and Preparation Chefs and cooks are often monitored for safety procedures within restaurants, from their own safety with knives to the food safety of customers.  However, many other food service workers should maintain their own safety procedures to ensure safety for themselves, their co-workers, and their customers.  Sharing the following [...]

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Encouraging Employee Involvement in Safety

Employee Involvement

Safety:  Encouraging Employee Involvement Employees are your first line of defense against safety concerns.  They are on the front lines and the assembly lines, and they witness more safety offenses and violations than even their managers can catch.  They also often have the best ideas for improving safety.  So, how do you help employees help [...]

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Effective Safety Committees

Articles

An effective safety committee is one in which motivated committee members communicate problem solving ideas and promote general safety in all employees.  A fully comprehensive safety team demonstrates the company’s commitment to safe and healthy employees, and the team builds upon effective safety practices to encourage further injury prevention. Committees should be formed with ideally [...]

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