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How to Ensure Your Work Environment Doesn’t Have Hazards
Over the past couple of months, there has been an increase in people working from home, but we realise that now is the time for a lot of these people to return to their workplace. Ensuring the safety of your work environment for employees and visitors is essential in...
Home Ergonomic Workstation Set-up
In this blog, we explore how we can set ourselves up safely and ergonomically at home. This is really important at the moment when many of us have found ourselves unexpectedly working at home either for the first time or in an additional capacity. The good news is...
How to do a Comprehensive Assessment of your FIRST AID Requirements
Is your Workplace Low-Risk or High-Risk? The First-Aid code of practice requires you to consider whether we are a low-risk workplace or a high-risk workplace. A high-risk workplace is where the workers are exposed to risks, where there is a risk of serious illness or...
Identifying Workplace Emergencies
In this video, we’re going to be talking about Emergency Management in the workplace. It's important that you understand the types of emergencies that are going to likely happen in your workplace. Obviously, fire is the main one that most people think about, but...
Working from Home
Working from Home... Legal Duties, Practical Advice and Resources We are all very aware of the extent and potential severity of the COVID-19 spread. The impact on workplaces is extensive. The current and correct response is to ensure that as many workers as possible...
Confined Space Management
When talking about confined spaces, the most important thing is that you understand what a confined space actually is. Confined Spaces has a very specific definition according to the Work Health and Safety legislation, which we will outline in this video. Confined...
WHS – Consultation
In this blog we're going to be talking about Work Health & Safety Consultation. Why you should consult with your workers Work health and safety consultation is a legislative requirement under Australian legislation and also a requirement under the new health and...
Electrical Safety in the Workplace
Electrical Hazards at work may be life-threatening if not managed appropriately. In this blog, we discuss how you can make your workplace safe from electrical hazards. Identify Hazards: When it comes to electrical safety, the first thing you need to do is assess the...
Falls Risk Management
In this blog, Michael discusses falls risk management. We recommend to to watch the video to get a full explanation to this topic. You can also read the transcript below. IDENTIFY HAZARDS: When it comes to identifying hazards, you can use the same types of processes...
Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace
How do you identify hazards in the workplace? What risk assessments can you use for hazards? How can hazards be controlled? In this blog we're going to answer all of these questions and more, by discussing hazardous chemicals in the workplace. 1. Identify Hazards When...
Michael Terry
Principal
Michael is the Principal and owner of Momentum. He manages this blog page and writes most of the articles. Drop into out About page to find out more.