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Principal Mining Hazard Management Plans (PMHMP): A Guide and Checklist
At 2pm on 31 July, 1902, just outside of Wollongong in New South Wales, an unsupported roof of a coal mine suddenly collapsed. The collapse pushed methane and air through the main tunnel, where it met an open flame. The mine exploded, taking the lives of 96 men and...
Toolbox Talk Ideas – 20 Topics That Don’t Suck
When thinking of new toolbox talk ideas, we've all sat there scratching our heads. Over time, toolbox talks can become tedious, messages become stale and it's easy to run out of topics. So if you're looking to freshen things up and try some unique topics, check out...
Psychosocial Hazards – Examples, Legalities and How to Manage Them
Psychosocial hazards in the workplace have done a complete 180 in the past 20 years. In the early 2000s, you would have barely heard the phrase, now it’s more prominent than ever. In fact, data from Safe Work Australia has shown a steady increase in worker...
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How to Show Due Diligence in WHS [Checklist]
Ever since WA's WHS Act came in earlier this year, we've been asked many times: How do I show due diligence? This is because WA’s WHS Act has made it administratively easier to prosecute company officers. Nowadays, a company doesn’t have to be convicted of an offence...
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5 Technologies We Use to Advance Workplace Safety [2021]
Whether you need a faster process, a rise in data or a fall in cost, the technology industry has a giant net of safety solutions just waiting to scoop you up. But it’s hard knowing which gadgets, apps and programs will tangle you in a web of confusion and...
6 Ways to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)
It’s the age-old problem: one minute you’re lifting loads or rotating right and left, the next you’re clutching your wrist or supporting your lower back. Sound familiar? If so, you’re one of the 6.9 million Australians affected by a musculoskeletal condition. ...
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WA WHS Act 2020 – A Guide to 6 Key Changes [Videos]
On Tuesday 3rd November 2020, workplace health and safety laws in Western Australia made their biggest jump in decades. On this day, Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety Bill 2019, meaning WHS was about to change for businesses, employers and employees...
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Safety Management vs Safety Leadership – What’s the Difference? [Infographic]
Do you remember Disney's animated movie Hercules? In short, Hercules is stripped of his immortality and must prove himself a “true hero” to restore his godhood. After weeks of defeating multiple monsters and saving countless civilians, he builds fame and fortune, but...
VR Pros and Cons – Is VR Training Right for Your Business and Team?
Virtual reality is turning the training room on its head. Companies are ditching PowerPoints for immersive videos and swapping workbooks for headsets. But is the immersive experience right for your business? Let’s explore the pros and cons before you walk (virtually...
Virtual Reality Training Explained: Benefits, Ideas, Costs and More
Peering down from towering structures, crawling into confined spaces and extinguishing raging bushfires. When it comes to workplace training, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a medium more immersive, more captivating, more thrilling than virtual reality (VR) training....
Visible vs Invisible Safety Cultures – What are they and why do they matter?
Throughout your career, you've probably been exposed to a mixture of good and bad safety cultures. When you think about the safety culture in your current workplace, what’s it like? Is safety information wilfully ignored, messengers ‘shot’, responsibilities dodged,...
Successful Safety Strategy Development – Part 1: The Who
Picture this: you’ve just had your safety strategy development workshop. You're reminiscing about the great ideas that were brainstormed, the positive initiatives that were created and the high-fives echoing left, right and centre. You even thought up some catchy...
How to Conduct a Workplace Health and Safety Audit in 6 Steps
Whether you’re doing your first health and safety audit or simplify your existing process, these six steps (and free template) will help you on your way. When it comes to analysing a business’ workplace health and safety (WHS) performance, audits are fundamental. But...
Reopening a Business After COVID-19: A Health & Safety Checklist
The time has come to fling open the disinfected doors and step inside the sanitised building. While it’s great news for the most part, it’s far from business as usual. Returning to work after a pandemic isn’t easy and not everyone is going to feel okay about it. Some...
Working from Home Tips: Tackling Ergonomics, Isolation and FOMO
When your manager says that long-awaited phrase “you should work from home,” what fantasy plays out in your head? Do you have your feet up on the sofa, slippers on, one hand on your laptop the other on your doggo’s little head? Perhaps you’re in your PJs, propped up...