Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on the operation of the engineered stone ban which came into effect on 1 July 2024 to help protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. As part of the consultation, Safe Work Australia would like to hear how the engineered stone ban is working in practice. They are...
Amendments have been made to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 to establish a new high risk work licence specific to non-slewing telehandlers. Telehandlers are high risk plant that offer the load lifting capabilities of a forklift with the lifting range of a crane and are used across many industries including agriculture, construction and...
SafetyZone consultants provide inspections to ensure playgrounds are a safe haven for children to play, explore, and grow. With our comprehensive safety inspection services, we offer peace of mind to schools, parks, daycare centres, and communities. Whether it’s a routine visual inspection or an annual comprehensive audit, we can help. Our services include: Detailed Safety...
Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Amendment (Notification) Regulations 2021 The Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012 have been updated as WorkSafe Victoria have made the decision to more closely monitor businesses holding large (Manifest) quantities of Dangerous Goods. This change came into effect as of 01 July 2021, if you would like any assistance...
Why undertake Plant Risk Assessment? Employers have a duty to identify and control all hazards present for each piece of plant to ensure that they are safe to use (OHS Regulations Part 3.5, Division 5). OHS Regulation 105 requires that “plant is inspected to the extent necessary to ensure that any risk associated with the...
Workers exposed to silica as respirable dust can develop disease including lung cancer and silicosis in a number of forms; Acute silicosis which occurs after a short exposure to very high levels of dust within a few weeks or years. Accelerated silicosis can occur after exposures of 3-10 years. Chronic silicosis which occurs after long...
The Andrews Labor Government made a commitment as part of its 2018 re-election platform to introduce industrial Manslaughter laws into Victoria. This introduction will form part of the review of the Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004. In Victoria up to 30 people are killed and almost 26,000 people are injured at work every...
Occupational Health and Safety compliance requirements help businesses meet best practice operations, community expectations and continual improvement. All acts, for example the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 set the general requirements and tone for the legislative tool and work as overarching guidelines to by which organisations should operate. Regulations are the tools by...
The process of developing, implementing, reviewing and continuously improving systems to ISO and/or Australian Standards requirements is a specialist task involving strong organisational support, appropriate resourcing and often becomes part of the core philosophy around ‘the way we do things here’. Most popular standards grow confidence in organisational operations involve OHS, Quality and Environmental Management...
Australians have a deep love for the sun culture; our ‘sunburnt land’ is known the world over for our beaches and bronzed bodies. During the warmer months, Australians spend more time exposed to potentially lethal UV rays which presents a hazard requiring constant attention by leaders. While this can be the best time of year...
