Too often at client sites, I find that the client has attached placards to storage areas for dangerous goods that are not above the threshold for placarding. The purpose of the placard is to provide warning to emergency services as to the class/division of dangerous goods and the minimum quant...

Are you looking to improve your leadership and management skills? HAZCON is now providing three non-accredited training programs that may assist. Lead, Motivate and Inspire Problem Solving and Decision Making Building High Performance Teams Each of the programs lasts for one d...

A recent article released by the Compliance Council on the 9th June 2019, stated the occupational health and safety standard ISO 45001 will supersede the current OHSAS 18001 and AS/NZS 4801 standards, which are currently implemented in many organisations. Organisations certified to AS/NZS 4801 ...

The guidance below has been provided by WorkSafe Victoria to assist in determining competency of managers to manage health and safety. See how your managers stack up against the dot points below. If the employer appoints its own representative for the purpose of issue resolution, the employ...

The recent reports on the 'epidemic' of crystalline silica diseases likening it to asbestos with the implied message that silicosis and other associated diseases will sweep through the population causing an asbestos like quantum of deaths is disingenuous. Rather than creating this ...