Preventing fogging in protective eyewear is critical to worker Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), with clear visibility and comfort being critical to compliance of safety glasses. Eye injuries are most common in construction and manufacturing, followed by other blue collar industries. Among those eye injuries, not wearing protective eyewear is the leading contributor. Given the […]
Knocking Down a Wall: With more tension than a horror movie, a man takes a sledgehammer to the bottom of a brick wall with complete disregard for personal protection equipment (PPE) and his safety. Looking back at the camera, our guy offers a wry grin before continuing to pound away. You will look on in […]
According to Safe Work Australia (SWA), the business operations cost for a worker who suffers any type of injury or disease from work is about $6,800. However, the cost of a workplace incident can have far-reaching financial consequence not accounted for in these figures – outlined in Figure 1.1. Included in SWA’s cost analysis is […]
Healthy workers are almost three times more productive than their unhealthy colleagues, who take up to nine times the amount of sick leave each year. These are the results from a research by Medibank Private who found that the most unhealthy workers took, on average, 18 sick days each year compared to an average of […]
With the hands being crucial to the performance of everyday tasks, an injury causing a loss of function, grip, range of motion or even amputation, is extremely debilitating. Research has found that around one third of those who suffer a hand injury will also suffer from depression, post-traumatic stress, or both, leading to a reduced […]
The difference between Compliance and Certification A product that has “certified” compliance to Australian Standards provides superior safety characteristics compared to one that has “stated” compliance but does not have the certification to prove it. Standards are set specifications designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they […]
The most dangerours and most productive times of the week: According to 2013 non fatal workplace accidents data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monday is the most dangerous day of the week for workplace accidents, which most commonly occur between two to four hours into a shift. Statistical analysis website, FiveThirtyEight, analysed the […]
Cold weather brings increased dangers for those working in the elements, with cold, wet and windy conditions increasing slip hazards and also having the potential to cause frost bite, hypothermia and trench foot. With the southern states such as Tasmania, Victoria, SA, ACT and parts of NSW often experiencing freezing overnight temperatures – especially during winter, […]
