A chemical risk management methodology is a systemised approach to minimising (or completely eliminating) the harm caused by hazardous chemicals at your workplace. In this blog we’ll walk you through...
When your organisation uses, handles, or stores hazardous chemicals you have a duty (and legal obligation) to consult with the workers who actually use the chemicals and carry out the work. These are ...
Like all workers, managers and supervisors have WHS Duties (under the WHS Act) to keep themselves safe at work; follow the instructions and policies of their employer; and not act in a way that places...
Your workers have a duty to stay safe at work and not behave in a way that could affect either their own health and safety, or the health and safety of others. But the responsibility is two-fold, as w...
When you own a business or control a workplace that uses, handles, generates, or stores hazardous chemicals you have duties and legal obligations specified by the WHS Act and Regulations in your state...
Compressed gases in cylinders are classed as Dangerous Goods and present a number of known hazards to work areas and job sites. This blog takes a brief look at the most common risks associated with ea...
Hazardous chemicals have physical hazards that can immediately cause the death or injury to your workers, damage property; or harm the environment. When these physical hazards (like being flammable, e...
‘Hazardous chemicals’ are substances that create a risk to the health and safety of humans, other organisms, and the environment. They require careful management as they have both physical hazards (eg...
At the beginning of 2017 Australia joined 71 other countries and fully implemented the GHS or (also known as the) Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals into our chemi...
Australians alone consume more than 250 million aerosol cans every year, and these little cans are used in homes and workplaces all over the world. Anti-septics, shaving cream, paints, industrial solv...
Aerosol cans are Class 2 Dangerous Goods and have been responsible for a number of workplace accidents in Australia as well as other parts of the world. Very often these little cans are not treated wi...
Aerosol cans are so widely used in the workplace (and in the home) that staff (and domestic users too) often forget the risks to their personal safety when using the little cans. Are all your staff aw...
