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Can't Handle the Cold? You'll Glove This
18 Mar, 2023Combating the cold winter months and handling cold and wet materials can test any worker. Worker performance within cold environments requires high quality PPE solutions. When working in cold environments, manual tasks can lower body and hand temperature - making handling and gripping objects more difficult. This can increase the risk of hand and arm...
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These Boots Were Made For Lacing
16 Mar, 2023Did you know that the way you lace up your boots can make a big difference to how comfortable they are to wear? Through lacing, you can alter the pressure distribution within the foot, delivering a more secure, comfortable, and supportive fit. Choosing the right lacing method for your feet can also help reduce strain,...
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Workplace Hand Impact and Cut Injuries Continue To Be High
9 Mar, 2023Serious hand injuries can drastically change a person’s life and yet in many cases, the injury could have been preventable, or at least minimised by wearing appropriate hand protection.Aside from cuts, the most common type of hand injury is a crush injury, which occurs when a worker’s hand becomes trapped between two objects. This can...
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Silica Dust in Construction
15 Feb, 2023Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has approved Queensland’s new Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022. The new Code is Australia’s first silica dust code of practice for the construction industry and will commence in Queensland on 1 May 2023. It applies to all construction work...
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Do You Need a Bump Cap or a Hard Hat?
5 Jan, 2023Safework Australia reported that from 2019-2020, there were over 4,000 serious claims of work-related head injuries, and found that falls from heights accounted for 25% of all construction fatalities in 2008-11. Across all industries, that same 2008-2011 report found that 76% of fatalities were due to head injuries incurred in a fall. Our skulls may be able...
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Stay Safe in the Holiday Season
15 Dec, 2022With the end of year holiday season upon us, it's important to be prepared for that unexpected first aid emergency! Accidents do happen, and it's wise to be properly equipped with a first aid kit to suit your needs - whether it's for camping, boating, or staying at home. There's all kinds of danger you can run...
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Be Aware Of Asbestos
22 Nov, 2022What's asbestos? Asbestos is a mineral found in nature that is made up of millions of fibres. Until the mid to late 1980s, asbestos was included in building materials because it’s resistant to heat and corrosion. Asbestos was also included in plant and equipment manufactured and imported up to 2003. Asbestos is still commonly used...
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Lockout/Tagout In The Workplace
12 Nov, 2022Lockout/Tagout is an important safety component of your workplace. In fact, it’s critical to safeguarding workers and employees around the machinery and equipment they operate, service and maintain. This valuable safety practice involves de-energising all forms of energy so any hazardous energy isn’t re-introduced while equipment is being serviced. That way, your employees can get their...
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We All Get Mould Someday
9 Nov, 2022With the Bureau of Meteorology tipping another wetter than usual spring and summer, and as humidity levels rise statewide, workplaces are reminded to guard against harmful mould build-up. People with normal immune systems are unlikely to be affected by mould. However, for those with an allergy to mould, asthma or lung disease, the elderly, or...
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Mobile Plants Don't Thrive After Rain
27 Oct, 2022Nobody wants a mobile plant to roll over on them, but many factors - heavy rain very much included - can massively increase the risk of an incident involving one of these beasts of the workplace. All mobile plant is susceptible to the ground condition reducing its bearing capacity, but anything relying on outriggers, or any...
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