2018 was a year of massive change for me and one of these changes was a brand new, bright red car (can anyone say mid-life crisis!). I went from driving a beast of a Jeep Grand Cherokee to a sporty Mazda 3 SP25 GT sedan, so it was a fair size difference to get used […]

So you are fully insured for health, life, income loss of assets, the list goes on and on….. But are you future-proofing your biggest and best asset? YOU! You are the best asset you have. It’s worth looking after! I went to an incredible talk during Safety Month last year. The message that resonated with

One of my favourite shows growing up was Get Smart. It seemed like space age technology to talk into a shoe phone! (Now it just seems a little unhygienic and inconvenient, not to mention smelly!) Now lots of us (myself included) are wearing technology on our wrists that allow us to get emails, text messages,

Health and safety in your workplace is an ever evolving and changing entity. The goal is to keep improving on what you do. No more “this is the way it’s always been done” attitude! Here are five essential ways to improve work health and safety in your organisation. Leadership There is nothing worse than a

From 1 July 2018, Queensland has toughened the status of its codes of practice, meaning that business is now required to comply with the codes applicable to them or to an equivalent or higher standard. FYI – A code of practice provides practical guidance for people who have work health and safety duties. These codes

First aid officers are an important role in an organisation in order to provide immediate care to an injured or ill person until they have either recovered or medical attention is provided. Responsibilities Standard hygiene precautions and situational awareness are always required in any first aid situation. Take reasonable care of your own and others

First Aid Kits – what contents do I need? First aid kits must (by law) be accessible to workers whenever they work, which means that they have to have the right contents in them for your workplace risk profile. What should be in my kit? First aid kits should contain basic first aid equipment to

One of the main pillars of good safety practice is ongoing and relevant communication of safety topics that could affect your workers. It’s a bit of a no brainer really. But what about consultation? Does that mean you need to run every decision by all workers? No – but your workers should be involved in