Decemeber Newsletter
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The Need to Analyse Near Hits/Misses
“….. a pin allegedly dropped into Sydney’s busiest street, nearly killing bystanders…” read the sensationalist headlines. Is there truth in the headlines…maybe…lets apply the science component of being a Safety Practitioner (yes it is a philosophical science). If we apply the Lethality Criteria of Kinetic Energy versus Probability of fatality measured in Joules. There is a 98 …
How to supervise safe work – 9 key requirements
9 requirements for training your supervisorsEffective supervision is essential to ensure that you create and maintain a safe workplace. Supervision does not mean keeping constant surveillance of your workers’ activities. It means giving workers general direction, and coordinating and overseeing their work. Effective supervision involves: When are you required to supervise workers? having a recognised …
10 tips to manage the risks of shift work
In the mining and mining construction industries there’s been a lot of focus on FIFO workers of late. As you would know in many cases FIFO work on mine sites inevitably involve shift work so this may be relevant to some in our group. Do you know what the safety and health risks of …
Are you doing enough to minimise risks?
How to determine what is reasonably practicable Are you doing enough to minimise risks? When it comes to implementing risk controls to reduce health and safety risks in your business, the test for whether you should implement risk controls is generally whether it is ‘reasonably practicable’ for your business to do so. But how do …
WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
To all those viewing our new website when was the last time you did a Chemical Audit or Inspection at your work site? Do you know what you’re required to do by law? If not take a look at Part 5 of the Occupational Safety & Health Regulations 1996. Rather than taking someone away from …