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Drager’s mobile training vehicle at Sydney Safety Show (5/10/2007)

... recognised and risk assessed training courses that are designed to improve awareness and safety of specific occupational hazards.Features include: Capable of facilitating use with up to 5 participants at any one time on the raised ...

Spill Station offers spill control equipment to prevent environmental hazards (2/10/2007)

... A spill of 177 litres of latex that entered Stoney Creek in Yarraville has cost a Victorian company over $52,000 after they pleaded guilty to one charge of causing an environmental hazard.An investigation by EPA traced the spill, via the ...

Employer's duty to consult with employees about OHS matters: LaneWorksafe (24/09/2007)

... at the place of work for the management of occupational health and safety including arrangements for reporting hazards to management Health and safety procedures at the place of work relevant to the employee including the use and maintenance of ...

Compact-A-Pad available from Packserv (21/09/2007)

... and is simple to operate and set up and it rewinds the backing paper as you work – removing potential fire and safety hazards.All die cut labels, whether they are clear or opaque can be applied by the Compact-A-Pad.You can have ...

Health hazards in workplace (17/09/2007)

... A large amount of germs lay waiting in your office desk to infect your staff and overwhelm your workplace, says Happy Hands Sanitizer.The people who have the work-through-lunch eating habit are in danger. A desk is more germ ridden, more ...

Company fined after four workers infected with Q fever (14/09/2007)

... to workplaces such as new processes, equipment or even personnel can introduce new risks.Identifying new or emerging hazards and dealing with them ensures quality of life is maintained and that significant business resources are not diverted ...

AMF Magnetics releases magnetic sweepers (3/09/2007)

... and pull the handle. The collected refuse on the bottom of the sweeper will simply fall off, reducing the risk of ...

Legear provides Nomex 3A Fire Retardant BDU (3/09/2007)

... resistance, thermal protection, comfort and durability, NOMEX plays a major role. Its thermal technology resists the hazards associated with electric arcs and flash fires including intense heat and flame.NOMEX offers not only thermal ...

Emulsion flocculants from Nalco (3/09/2007)

... to the nature of the powder manufacturing process, fines are produced that can dust, creating slipping and inhalation hazards. Coarser particles are often produced that take longer to hydrate.It is common in actual practice for a significant ...

Andian unveils Car Park Wheel Stops (31/08/2007)

... significant changes to the physical dimensions of car park wheel stops.To improve safety by reducing potential trip hazards, the Standard calls for wheel stops to be reduced by up to 200mm in length (1850mm to 1650mm) and to reduce damage to ...

Easy Guides updates on programmes (29/08/2007)

... site induction program to help you to meet your duty-of-care requirement to make sure visitors on your site recognise hazards and follow safety procedures. A media pack with a fuller working model has been developed and is now ...

Materials handling show at Sydney from October 24 to 26 (27/08/2007)

... handling of steel presents a lot of unique safety issues. Its weight, size, length, the bundling criteria and then the hazards associated with cutting it all make handling difficult," Mr Dean said."OneSteel is continually working to reduce ...

Materials handling gets its own show in Sydney (20/08/2007)

Modular Mining Systems releasing next generation software at AIMEX (16/08/2007)

... include a mine safety solution for both light vehicles and personnel, which monitors their location in proximity to hazards. A second module, ProVision Analyst, provides historical and real time information to analyse and streamline dozer ...

New Guard Dog cable protectors from Special Mining Services (15/08/2007)

... cable guards can be used on, dirt, grass, concrete, asphalt or any surface where you need to prevent trip hazards and protect cable and hose lines.Guard Dogs models available from Special Mining Services include 5 channel, large 3 channel ...

Industrial Scientific introduces online Firefighter Hazard Awareness course (14/08/2007)

... at their own pace.The course has been designed and taught by fire service professionals to explain how to detect gas hazards commonly encountered in this profession. There are 10 online modules in this course with a quiz at the end of each ...

Bellowflex Australia manufactures wide range of Bellows (14/08/2007)

... Bellows and Protective Covers are designed and manufactured to enhance productivity and reduce work place hazards by shielding employees and their environment from machine generated debris.All Bellows and Concertina Covers are specifically ...

Are chrome plated goods safe under European Directive? (10/08/2007)

... (such as lead, cadmium, mercury and of course chromium VI, otherwise known as hexavalent chrome) from creating exposure hazards in their useful life as well as at end of life, when disposed of as waste.The process for achieving a standard ...

Easy Guides Australia launches Site Induction Program (3/08/2007)

... The Site Induction Program helps you to meet your duty-of-care requirement to make sure visitors on your site recognise hazards and follow safety procedures.Easy Guides’ computer based Site Induction Program provides an easy way to train each ...

Worksafe Victoria to provide services in Wodonga (1/08/2007)

... advisory service and inspectors can all help. So can families and friends, because they often know about the hazards faced at work and the shortcuts ...

New cable guards and cable protectors from SM Safety (1/08/2007)

... to protect small cables, cords and hoses at home or in commercial and industrial environments when they may become trip ...

New Threshold Ramps available from Raven Products (31/07/2007)

... to users of wheel chairs, walking frames, electric scooters and hand trolleys, anyone that regularly traverses tripping hazards at door ways or abrupt surface transitions around the home or in the work place.Made from durable slip resistant ...

Spacepac Industries supplies Freetrack Manual Mobile Shelving (26/07/2007)

... strain. This also means there is less load imposed on the floor.Unique tracks:“Low profile” tracks reduce trip hazards and provide trolley and wheelchair access. Tracks can be spliced allowing for extension using existing ...

DET4TC and DET4TCR digital earth testers

New series digital earth testers from Megger (17/07/2007)

... stakes is impractical, and for ART (attached rod technique) testing, which eliminates the inconvenience and potential hazards associated with having to disconnect earth stakes for testing purpose.The DET4TC and the DET4TCR also incorporate ...

Getex assists ANSTO to meet OH&S regulation requirements for asbestos (13/07/2007)

... using or egressing from the premises.In particular:Under Clause 34: a controller of premises must identify hazards arising from the presence of asbestos containing materials. A risk assessment must identify the actions necessary to ...

Heggies expands into Public Health Consultancy Services (12/07/2007)

... workforce allowing Heggies to undertake health risk and health impact assessments for a diverse range of environmental hazards. Heggies can also provide independent expert advice on environmental issues affecting health.The ...

3M Australia launches new general purpose sorbents (11/07/2007)

... OH&ES, 3M Australia.3M general purpose sorbent provides a quick, clean and efficient way to deal with slip hazards that can be caused as a result of unexpected spills or drips and leaks. Slips, trips and falls are the 2nd main cause of ...

Alpha warehouse solutions helps to achieve cleaner and safer workspace (9/07/2007)

... and some minor additions or a repair is sometimes all that is needed to increase productivity and reduce safety hazards.Becoming aware of expenditures on repairs, servicing, and problem areas, can alleviate wastage, damaged stock, and ...

Seeing in total darkness in a maritime environment – The advantages of Thermal Imaging (5/07/2007)

... in open water, others while navigating in harbours and ports.Our eyes are the first line of defence against these hazards. Unfortunately, eyes are not the best detectors at night or in bad weather. Any accident at sea does not only have severe ...

WorkSafe to hold seminars on hazards of working with concrete panels (25/06/2007)

... seminars to help Victoria’s construction industry better understand the hazards of working with concrete panels will be held during June and July.The director of WorkSafe’s Construction and Utilities division, Geoff Thomas, said sessions ...