SOS-Switched Onto Safety

Reducing the Consequence of a Risk Over the many years SOS has been in operation and auditing we have reviewed many risk assessments, SWMS, JHA’s/JSA’s etc. This was either for…

With the update to Western Australia’s Safety legislation, Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2020, 31st March 2022, there have been significant changes. From our experience during site visits, many…

As you may be aware Western Australia has joined the majority of other states and territories with alignment with the Work, Health and Safety (WHS) legislation. The WA WHS legislation came into effect on March 31st 2022, which replaces the…

Do you plan (prepare) for all outcomes?   ‘I didn’t budget for that’   A line that we have heard used many times over the course of our business in the construction/manufacturing industry. It…

Chemical management ‘It’s not rocket science’ but people still don’t get it! Stuart J. Platt Back in 2016 (July) we thought we would identify some of the “Common Chemical Management…

Why it makes sense to invest in an AED for your Business, organisation or home! Have you ever taken the time to think how much a life is worth? What…

By Stuart Platt Definition of sustainability in business: ‘The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level’. Business sustainability can also be defined as managing the ‘triple bottom…

Cancer causing or ‘Fake news’ By Guy LeNoir and Stuart Platt There has been a bit of public concern recently to ‘Round-Up’ and its link to cancer. Round-up is a…

With a database of more than 50 Million Vendor (M)SDS and powerful tools to manage (M)SDS and their updates, Chemwatch is the trusted (M)SDS Management provider to more than 5,000…

Written by: Stuart Platt During our Audits and inspections, we often come across risk assessment that are generic templates (not specific) and do not reflect the activities being observed i.e.…