PPE Equipment: What Every Australian Workplace Needs
The right mix of PPE equipment must follow a risk assessment, relevant work health and safety duties, manufacturer instructions and applicable safety standards.
Workplace health and safety
Beyond WHS Compliance: Building a Proactive Workplace Safety Culture
The cost of poor safety outcomes is real. Safe Work Australia reports 200 workplace fatalities in 2023 (up from 195 in 2022) and 139,000 serious workers’ compensation claims in 2022 to 2023.
Flu Season: 7 Tips for Staying Healthy
Every year, flu season has a significant impact on businesses in Australia, leading to costs exceeding millions of dollars due to absenteeism.
How-to Choose a Safety Sign for your Workplace
Making sure that important safety information effectively stands out helps to prevent accidents and injury. Learn what the different safety signs mean and what you will need for each possible situation in your workplace. Meeting WHS requirements and using the proper signage will ensure that your staff and visitors are kept safe. Danger THIS COULD … Read more
Basic First Aid Tips to Keep Your Workplace Safe
Having an understanding of basic workplace first aid is an important part of creating a safe and healthy working environment.
Breathe Easy – How Air Purifiers Work to Keep you Healthy
Shared work spaces, health care, aged care and education facilities are breeding grounds for bacteria, viruses, dust and allergens, harsh chemicals and odours, that leads to workplace sickness/absenteeism.
Things to Consider when Buying a Defibrillator (AED) – A Buyers Guide
With so many alternatives on the market, choosing the right Automated external defibrillator (AED) for your needs can be a difficult task, that is why we’ve put together some helpful tips to guide you in making that potentially life-saving purchase.
Defibrillators Save Lives. You Need to Know How to Use One.
One minute they’re talking to you, and the next they’re on the ground, not breathing and without a pulse. Within 3 minutes, they will have brain damage. Within 10 minutes, they will be dead. Your actions in the next few minutes could save their life. A sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can strike anyone, at any … Read more
5 Effective Health and Safety Procedures for the Workplace
While proper safety precautions will not be able to prevent all accidents, they can certainly reduce risk factors and limit the number of occurrences and potential damage.