Why Quality PPEs are More Cost-Efficient   When purchasing safety equipment and PPE don’t be tempted to make your decision based purely on price, because as the saying goes you’ll often ‘get what you paid for’. While you might be pleased to save a few dollars at the time, the consequences of cheaply made and designed ...

Communicating Workplace Safety Procedures and Protocols   Employee safety should be a priority in every workplace and a subject that all workers should be well educated on. Workplace injuries not only cost employers money, but they also decrease worker productivity, cause workers to take long periods of leave, and in extreme cases, death can...

Black Lung: What It Is and How to Prevent It   Earlier this month Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham confirmed that three cases of the potentially deadly black lung had been reported by the state's coal industry – a disease thought to have been eradicated in Australia more than 20 years ago.     What is Black Lung...

How To Keep Your Safety Eyewear From Fogging   Eye injuries can happen in just a blink and are most common in construction and manufacturing workplaces.   So what should you do, if you’re doing the right thing by wearing protective eyewear, but they just keep fogging up?   Fogging is the main cause of impaired vision, putting...

Review Your Workplace Safety Procedures as the New Year Begins   As another year begins, it’s a good time to stop and reflect on last year's workplace’s health and safety procedures and ensure that you are ready for the approaching year's work.   To help make sure that your workplace is compliant with OHS standards we’ve put ...

Protect Yourself When Working Outdoors in Summer   Summer is just around the corner! While many of us will be looking forward to holidays, beach trips, and ice-cold beers after work, it’s also the time of year when we need to take extra precautions to protect ourselves from the heat.   Anyone working outdoors should take extra ...

Looking After The Mental Health of FIFO Workers   In Australia, suicide is the number one killer of men aged between 15-44, taking twice as many lives as road accidents. Because of this alarming statistic, we have seen a greater push especially within male-dominated industries like FIFO workplaces for the advocacy of workers' mental health...