Bedwetters Anonymous All professions are conspiracies against the laity George Bernard Shaw 1 The recent resources boom across Australasia involved construction of major gas projects throughout Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea. This created an unprecedented demand for the provision of health and safety advisors, who were also required throughout the mining […]
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Safety Spud Heads Will Love This
Safety Spud Heads Will Love This A reader just sent me this article from ZDNET – Unbelievable! Just shows the battle that the band of merry people have ahead of us against the Kings and their Sheriffs. If you don’t understand people and safety then the obvious answer, of course, is to spend a fortune to […]
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Not Safe For Work–NSFW
Not Safe For Work – NSFW – NS4W Not sure where I have been (or what websites I have been surfing) but today I learnt a new acronym – NSFW – Not Safe/Suitable For Work and I would really like to start a discussion about how this is determined and examples of the application of […]
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WHS Harmonisation Update
Another great post by the Safety Nerd: Where the bloody hell are you? Posted on December 3, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Okay, so there was a lot of who-ha relating to the rush to the starting blocks being 1st January 2011 for these new WHS laws, but quite a few of the states at […]
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Worksafe Releases Helpful New Manual Handling Video
Worksafe Releases New Manual Handling Video – No Sprains, Big Gains Manual Handling has always been one of the most important concern in the workplace and although these injuries don’t spill any blood, they are the most long term and costly to deal with. I am still amazed at how people think it is all […]
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Dangerous Machines
Dangerous Machines WorkSafe has begun a campaign to raise industry awareness of the hazards associated with using certain types of dangerous machines and to promote WorkSafe’s new online plant registration system. Download the flyer: Over the next 12 months, across all industry sectors, inspectors will be distributing new Dangerous machines and your worksite flyers. A […]
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Where is the Mothership?
Where is the Mothership? Latest rant by Sarah Jane (Safety Nerd) from Riskology Consulting. See it here: http://riskologyconsulting.com.au/where-is-the-mothership/ As a Safety Professional, the harmonisation of OHS laws recently have become more of a minefield than harmonised, employers don’t know if they are Arthur or Martha. Certificate IV in OHS courses you can now do in […]
