Dangerous Goods in Tunnels Discussions

Posted by Andy Perry on 9 August 2019
An interesting article has been released by austroads.com.au that highlights work has commenced on assessing the risks of carrying dangerous goods through tunnels. With the increase of population, congestion on our roads and continued time pressure demands on logistic company's some states...
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Get rid of GHS hazard statement and precautionary statement codes in Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Posted by Ian Good on 14 May 2019
Below is a direct extract from the Safe Work Australia's (SWA) Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals - Code of Practice. The red highlighted sections are what many SDS authoring companies are completely ignoring. Some SDS authors that I have consulted referred to the wo...
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Recommended changes to the Model Work Health Safety Laws!

Posted by Andy Perry on 1 May 2019
What does it mean to you?    Safe Work Australia has conducted an independent review of the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Laws and have made 34 recommendations that may impact organisations and/or individuals in the future. The review was undertaken to support the Austra...
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Nationally Accredited Training Courses

Posted by Andy Perry on 9 April 2019
HAZCON has had continued interest with delivering dangerous goods and hazardous substances accredited training courses to organisations and individuals that focuses on hazardous chemicals in the warehousing and logistics industry. These accredited courses include: TLID2003 Handle dange...
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National Guide for Vehicles deemed a Workplace

Posted by Andy Perry on 3 April 2019
Transport operators and drivers need to be aware of these changes that have been introduced in March 2019, which complements the National Heavy Vehicle Law 2012 that has been recently implemented nationally. A number of key stakeholders including Work Health and Safety (WHS) and road safet...
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