In the realm of industrial safety, one aspect holds paramount importance: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Serving as a crucial line of defense, PPE plays a significant role in safeguarding workers against potential hazards. This comprehensive guide aims to shed light on the significance of PPE in industrial safety and its various applications. At Workwear Direct, Australia's trusted provider of Workwear & Safety solutions, we recognize the importance of PPE and offer a wide range of high-quality products to ensure the safety of your workforce.
WorkSafe ACT recently announced that it is proactively taking enforcement action after the Managing the Risks of Airborne Crystalline Silica (Silica Dust) in the Workplace Code of Practice came into effect late last year. The code includes information about identifying hazards, air monitoring, health monitoring, controlling the risks, maintenance of control measures and safe work method statements (SWMS).
WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a safety alert about the risks associated with operating mobile plant on batters and slopes following an incident in which an operator was injured when an eight-tonne excavator overturned while moving felled trees. A contract arborist was using an excavator with a log grab attachment to move felled trees down a batter, and while slewing the excavator down slope, a log slipped through the ‘log grabber’ attachment pulling on the excavator’s boom.
Shift work and working long hours significantly increase the chances of preterm birth, however, most work roles can be modified to reduce this risk. A Monash University-led study has found that pregnant women who worked long hours, shift work, physically demanding jobs, or in jobs that exposed them to whole-body vibration, were at increased risk of preterm birth.
While there is increased awareness of how psychological health can impact workers, some of the largest companies and government departments in Australia are yet to respond to the increasing regulator focus on workplace psychosocial risks
NT WorkSafe recently issued new guidance material on managing the risks of fatigue when driving heavy vehicles.The new guide is intended to assist heavy vehicle owners and operators in the Northern Territory in developing and implementing appropriate fatigue management systems to eliminate or minimise the risks of fatigue, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Commonwealth, state and territory governments have unanimously agreed to prohibit the use, supply and manufacture of all engineered stone with the majority of jurisdictions to commence the prohibition from 1 July 2024.
WorkSafe WA recently issued a safety alert following an incident in which an employee was fatally injured after being struck by a section of pipe at a wastewater treatment plant during pipe modification works.
SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert following an incident in which a safety lock on an automated machine was tampered with, which led to a serious crush injury. Inspectors recently attended a worksite where a worker had become trapped in an automated computer numerical control (CNC) machine and suffered broken ribs.
With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, WHS regulators are urging site managers and workers to not rush or cut corners when it comes to meeting end of year deadlines and to safely secure their sites heading into the Christmas break. Coming into the end of year, there can be a tendency on worksites around the state for employees to rush through jobs in an attempt to meet end of year deadlines, according to SafeWork NSW.
