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Migrating from AS/NZS 4801 to ISO 45001

Posted by Andy Perry on 4 November 2019
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 ...
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Managing health and safety your role as a manager/ supervisor

Posted by Richard Forster on 3 September 2019

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...
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Crystalline Silica

Posted by Ian Good on 20 August 2019
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 ...
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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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Nationally Recognised Asbestos Removal Training – Class A and Class B My name is Stephen Gleeson, and as a trainer at HAZCON, I special...
 

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There are several resources available to duty holders which include, but are not limited to, the Victorian Dangerous Goods and the Occupational Hea...
 
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