March Newsletter (Autumn)
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Driving (City and Remote Country Areas)
As a company who travels anywhere, we thought this is a relevant topic for our own staff but for all our clients, and anyone who travels by driving. This blog…
Ergonomics in the Workplace
Ergonomics is the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so they fit the people who use them. This means producing a workspace to accommodate for worker’s health…
Harassment in the Workplace – a short explanation
The Equal Opportunity Act: a legal means of protecting from discrimination and/or harassment either at work or away from work. To start off let’s define discrimination. Discrimination is when a…
Teamwork In A Business
TEAMWORK IN A BUSINESS ‘NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, IT IS ALSO A MEANS OF MAKING YOUR WORK EASIER’ – The Australian Institute of…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…