I was looking though some OH&S training notes, and this explanation of how Australian Standards are used with OH&S laws in Victoria, seems quite useful: Australian standards outline the minimum…
Which, is often followed by "I thought there was a 15kg limit". Long story, short (in Victoria Australia), there isn’t any. But …. However, the Regulations require the employer to…
There are a number of Australian work glove standards. Here is a list of the most common. AS/NZS 2161.3:1998 (EN388) – Protection against Mechanical Hazards The EN388 standard applies to…
so says an Jan 2012 article in the Fertility and Sterility Journal. I’ve written before about the risks of burns when using laptops. This is something new. The article basically…
(Epworth Hospital “Health Check” advertisement The Age newspaper, 9 November 2011, page 13)
It’s got a sign on it saying “Door Not In Use.” The slightly longer story is that people were using this entrance as a shortcut, which was disruptive to the…
A FEMALE road construction worker is considering whether to sue a Victorian contractor over claims she was harassed for two horrendous years. Kate Mathews, 37, the only woman employed in…
In today’s Age newspaper was this article: If you are going to use a laptop, you really want to invest in a lap desk. “Why?”, you ask? Well apart from…
There is a term in aviation safety, called “The Tombstone Imperative”. Yes, it’s a bit of gallows humour. The term means that a fault or flaw will not be fixed…
I’ve written before about laptops and burns. In a case from 2008, a 24 year old male suffered a second-degree burn on his thigh. In this mornings news paper, there…
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