by Tony Collins | Apr 6, 2011 | Safety Equipment
Safety at heights Recently I saw a worker working on the top of a pool’s roof erecting scaffolding for a paint job. He was holding the pole horizontally and reaching out over the lip of the roof and trying to bang on the pole, while holding it like a tight rope...
by Tony Collins | Feb 20, 2011 | Safety Equipment
References to Ladder Safety that may be of valueHazard Management can sometimes include just looking at your use of basic equipment, and how safety applies to the use of ladders. This excellent article on ladder safety is worth referring to if you use ladders in...
by Tony Collins | Feb 13, 2011 | Safety Equipment
In your business, it can be the obvious things like ladder safety that catch you out. In the UK alone an average of 12 people die every year in workplaces, let alone what happens in the home. This example is one of many that occurs. What you need to do when completing...
by Tony Collins | Feb 10, 2011 | Safety Equipment
Wearing Safety Equipment (PPE) New Zealand Safety law requires us to identify and then control hazards, which may mean wearing of personal protective equipment. Having determined the only control option available is use of PPE, then it is critical employers ensure PPE...
by Tony Collins | Feb 6, 2011 | Safety Equipment
What First Aid Do You Need To Provide in New Zealand Workplaces? There is nothing specific in the Health and Safety Act detailing first aid requirements for New Zealand workplaces. But then that’s the way the Act is written generally anyway, because it talks...
by Tony Collins | Jan 14, 2011 | Safety Equipment
Quadbike and Farmer Safety In Australia a recent quadbike death promoted a public statement from the regulator, indicating concern around use of quadbikes on a farm. However, it was way back in 1999 that WorkSafe WA issued their first safety alert on the use of...
