Safety
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Study finds that UV exposure is the most common carcinogen in construction
SafeWork Australia has released a report measuring carcinogen exposure in the workplace and has found that ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most common carcinogen construction workers ... -
In up to your eyes
Australians suffer around 50,000 eye injuries every year even though many of them were wearing eye protection at the time of their injury. Safety eyewear is ... -
Guide to hard hat accessories
If a hard hat is necessary in your line of work, your accessories could be putting you at risk of an injury by reducing the effectiveness ... -
Cash boost to prevent injuries in the construction industry
Following the launch of the icare Foundation’s Injury Prevention in Construction (IPIC) fund, a $3 million funding pool is available to individuals, organisations and consortia with ... -
A call to prioritise safety over speed
Paralympic weightlifting champion Kahi Puru, lost his leg in a workplace accident in 1993. He recently shared his story with more than 50 civil contractors at ... -
Drug testing methods revised
In order to increase safety and reliability, a revised standard guiding the detection of drugs in oral fluids has been developed. It aims to improve onsite ... -
Warning after water heater explosion
The Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ) is appealing to people not to attempt hot water system repairs without a licensed plumber, following the reported explosion ... -
Demo burn shows life-saving value of fire sprinklers
To demonstrate the life-saving value of automatic fire sprinklers in Australian homes, two full-scale living room replicas will be set on fire in Sydney later this month. ... -
Plumbing Industry Guide to Safety 2019/20
Pro-Visual Publishing in conjunction with partner Master Plumbers Australia has proudly released their latest edition of the Augmented Reality (AR) Plumbing Industry Guide to Safety, distributed ... -
Coates Hire helps make calculated tool choices for professional plumbing
Implementing workplace safety measures is incredibly important when it comes to preventing commonly experienced workplace accidents like slips and falls, body stressing, being hit by moving ...
