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Audits – 8 Ways to get the most out of them Audits - a waste of everyone’s time or a great way to identify safety improvements? Opinion will be mixed. Anyone who has been involved in an audit, whether it be for safety, quality or environmental reasons, will have a...

Employers Failing Workers on Sun Exposure Risks Most of us know that too much sun exposure can harm our health – but because this harm is not always visible, it’s hard to identify the damage until it’s too late. Over-exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a...

TCA completes Emergency Warden training for COTTON ON Regulation 43 of the harmonised WHS regulations imposes a duty on the employer or other person conducting the business or undertaking (PCBU), to prepare and maintain an emergency plan. This applies to emergencies...

Dealing with the Heat As we head into Summer, planning now for the dangers of heat strain is a proactive approach that we all need to address. There are no prescribed temperature maximums or minimums in work health and safety legislation and a risk management approach...

GHS – Are you ready?   The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), as it’s name implies, is a system used globally to classify and communicate chemical hazards, using specified terms and information on chemical labels and Safety...

Asthma – 8 Die in recent event As recent events have shown us, asthma attacks can strike fast and to a widespread range of individuals. Even those who have never been affected before could develop asthma over their lives and experience a sudden onset for the very...