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Australian Standards and Occupational Health and Safety.

Dale November 28, 2013 0 Comments

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…

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OH&S question: “Are there limits on what we’re allowed to lift?”

Dale September 30, 2012 0 Comments

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…

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Australian Glove Standards.

Dale September 15, 2012 0 Comments

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…

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“Use of laptop computers connected to internet through Wi-Fi decreases human sperm motility and increases sperm DNA fragmentation.”

Dale August 19, 2012 0 Comments

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…

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And you think it’s bad when your computer crashes

Dale November 25, 2011 0 Comments

(Epworth Hospital “Health Check” advertisement The Age newspaper, 9 November 2011, page 13)

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“What’s wrong with the door?”, asked our Facilities Lady.

Dale September 6, 2011 0 Comments

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…

Health and Safety

Pole Dancing during work breaks?

Dale December 5, 2010 0 Comments

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…

Health and Safety

Laptops damage sperm

Dale November 10, 2010 0 Comments

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…

Health and Safety Quotations

The Tombstone Imperative

Dale October 15, 2010 0 Comments

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…

Health and Safety

Nice toasty laptop skin.

Dale October 4, 2010 0 Comments

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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