Occupational health and safety (OHS) stands as a backbone of the working environment and safety documentation. Employee safety is after all the most important aspect of any workplace and fundamental to company success. According to Safe Work Australia somebody is injured roughly every 5 minutes at work in Australia. The same source cites that 190…
Next to safety inspection, the top mitigation and prevention technique to avoid hazards and incidents is clear and effective signage. This is a crucial part of ensuring that a workplace conforms to industrial standards whilst helping to ensure that employees can work in a safe manner. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has recently published…
Mining disasters and incidents are an unfortunate side to the historic industry. Even with the wealth of technology available today, dated procedures or methods constrain the safety and increase risk far above the level that could be achieved. Like today the mines in the 1800s were subject to pockets of gas and dust which were…
The nature-based tourism sector contributes approx. AU$23 billion p.a. to the Australian economy with close to 4 million international nature visitors to Australia every year. A great portion of this is due to water-based tourism. With a thriving water-sports culture and great tourist attraction such as the Whitsundays, Great Barrier Reef, Great Ocean Road and…
Whether for letting, sale or management purposes, it is essential to manage your property for your customer or organisation. This can mean inspecting it so that your business does not need to invest in repairs or as part of a pre-leasing rental agreement with a potential tenant. Letting a property for a tenant or performing…
As we all know, many organisations are going paperless with the business industry evolving rapidly due to the new approach of modern technology and especially mobile technology. In order for companies and organisations to adapt to these rapid changes, more efficient and secure procedures need to be taken place to maintain the same or an…
The International Organization for Standards (ISO) have released ISO/TS 26030; a guideline on how an organisation in the food chain can help contribute to sustainable development on any scale or level. Social responsibility may be the next thing all organisations and businesses want to properly master, but it doesn’t just entail how you interact with…
In any public facility there are often inspections that need to monitor the quality or cleanliness. These public facility inspections are driven on a regular basis to effectively keep track of the wear and use, but also make sure that they are in an appropriate condition for the user. This can mean the cleanliness of…
Ladder inspection should be conducted periodically to ensure that the ladder is safe to work on for all employees. Ladders have become very important in our working environment. As per Australian Standard for portable and fixed ladders (AS-1892), safety is paramount A ladder inspection can and will prevent injury to you and the people around…