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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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A Boot to Suit - What FIFO/Remote Workers Need To Succeed
20 Oct, 2022Australia’s resources sector remains an economic powerhouse, employing 280,000 people and accounting for 11% of the country’s GDP. New Zealand’s resources industry is smaller but still significant, contributing nearly $3bn NZD to the GDP with a focus on coal, gold and iron sands. Mining, minerals and resources work in both countries is as diverse as it is demanding. Every day,...
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Fit Tests In Detail
6 Oct, 2022If you work in any field that requires Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE), you will need your equipment to undergo fit testing. This is especially important in industries such as construction, mining or agriculture, as they can have a high exposure to airborne contaminants, potentially leading to lung disease. What is Fit Testing? A “fit test” tests the seal between...
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Keep It Together in Wet Weather
30 Sep, 2022With higher than average rainfall so far this year and another La Niña summer on the way, it is no surprise there’s also been higher than average infection rates for wet-loving germs. Working in muddy or wet conditions can expose workers to germs that cause diseases like legionella, leptospirosis and melioidosis. Sadly, cases of these...
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How to Survive a Venomous Snake Bite
22 Sep, 2022Snakes are out and about - brush up on your snake bite protocol with information sourced from Red Cross Australia and Health Direct, as well as advice from Dr. Christina Zdenek through the ABC. About Snake Bites: Australia has about 140 species of land snake, and around 32 species of sea snakes have been recorded in Australian...
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Silica Dust Ain't Fair
18 Sep, 2022What is silica? Crystalline silica (silica) is found in sand, stone, concrete and mortar. It is also used to make a variety of products including composite stone used to fabricate kitchen and bathroom benchtops, bricks, tiles and some plastics. When workers cut, crush, drill, polish, saw or grind products that contain silica, invisible dust particles...
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It's Not Soft to Cover Cuts
16 Sep, 2022We all know soil is full of germs. However, while most of them are not a problem there are a few nasty ones like tetanus, leptospirosis, melioidosis and staphylococcus that can make workers really sick. While most skin infections are relatively minor, any of these infections can put you in hospital and can take weeks...
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Absorbents - Better Than Kitty Litter
8 Sep, 2022Are you still using rags and kitty litter for spills? While rags and kitty litter may seem like the economic choice for everyday leaks, drips and spills, their lower absorbency rate may mean you'll end up using much more, resulting in much higher disposal costs.Global Spill's Australian made poly absorbents are able to recover up to...
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How Long Does Your PPE Really Protect Against Chemicals?
31 Aug, 2022Chemical PPE comes in many different forms depending on the task it's suited for, and what damaged PPE looks like will vary significantly from one case to another. Do you really know whether your chemical PPE is damaged? The Basics Hazardous substances interact with chemical PPE in 3 key ways: Penetration, Degradation and Permeation. Each...
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Don't Be Deaf to Noise Induced Hearing Loss
10 Aug, 2022Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is an entirely preventable yet irreversible impairment harming a considerable number of Australian workers. Affecting approximately 4700 people each year, it amounted to $41 million in workers' compensation payments and had an estimated total economic cost of around $240 million. Around 1.1 million people in Australia live with an untreated,...
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