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New Hi-Vis Standards (2024)
23 Apr, 2026Workwear standards got an upgrade recently, meaning your Hi-Vis clothing might be falling behind the times. With 2024's changes to AS 4602.1, the entire system behind Hi-Vis workwear has been overhauled, and there's a chance your tried-and-true gear might be less true than you think it is. The Changes: AS 4602.1:2024 is an update that supersedes the...
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Understanding Acetone
14 Apr, 2026The ubiquity of acetone and its crucial role across industries does not negate the fact that this colourless, volatile solvent comes with a host of hidden dangers. Understanding the nature of this fast-evaporating substance, and rethinking safety practices in handling its hazards, can go a long way in keeping you and your team protected. Known...
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Face Masks and You - Caring for your Respirator
11 Mar, 2026We all know how important it is to have your Respiratory Protection Equipment fit tested, but more goes into it than just getting a fit test certificate and calling it a day. Respirators require constant upkeep and maintenance, just the same as any other piece of equipment. If you're neglecting your respirator, you're neglecting yourself...
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Watch For Falling Objects!
12 Dec, 2025One of the major reasons why hard hats are mandated on construction sites is the risk of being struck by falling objects, with anything from small bolts and hammers to planks of wood and concrete rubble having lethal potential when dropped from heights. Safety issues The erection, alteration, use and dismantling of a scaffold...
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The Unique Demands For Protective Workwear In The Pharmaceutical Industry
24 Apr, 2025There’s nothing quite like the chemical industry. The world’s third largest industrial sector employs more than 10 million people and generates an incredibly broad range of products that impact every element of our lives. From industry to clothing, from food to healing people, manufactured chemicals have become intrinsic to our society. Manipulating the very building...
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Chemical Hazards in Lithium-Ion Batteries
10 Apr, 2025Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the undeniable workhorse of the modern world, powering everything from our smartphones to electric vehicles and even large-scale energy storage plants. Their widespread adoption can be attributed to their impressive features that make them stand out in the realm of battery technology. However, it's important to acknowledge that Li-ion technology...
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Have You Got The Vapours? All About Hot Work Incidents
27 Mar, 2025Flammable vapours can linger for much longer than you'd expect, and you need to be aware of them when conducting hot work. 'Hot work' is any process involving grinding, welding, brazing, oxycutting, heat treatment or any other similar process that generates heat or continuous streams of sparks. Undertaking hot work in areas where flammable or...
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The Hazard of Noise
13 Mar, 2025Noise can destroy your ability to hear clearly. It can also put you at risk by affecting your concentration or making it hard to hear the sounds you need to hear to work safely, such as instructions or warning signals. What is hazardous noise? When sound is unwanted it is often called noise. Noise is...
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Working in Confined Spaces
27 Feb, 2025The health and safety risks associated with working in a confined space must be managed. Designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers, installers and constructors of plant or structures also have responsibilities. Working in a confined space has the potential to increase the risk of injury from noise, being overcome by fumes, gases or oxygen depletion, high or...
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Eye Protection: A ReView
13 Feb, 2025An alarming number of all reported eye injuries occur in the workplace, ranging from mild eye strain to more severe injuries, with the potential to cause permanent damage, vision loss and blindness. Protecting workers from eye injuries can be a challenge. However, with the use of proper eyewear, it is estimated that 90% of recorded...
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