Veritas RSW

08/11/2019

Are you or your organisation involved in manual handling in your workplace? The over riding answer here will be 'yes'. Manual handling ranges from sitting at a desk typing on your keyboard, to lift heavy objects on a worksite.

Manual tasks refer to any activity or sequence of activities that requires a person to use their physical body (musculoskeletal system) to perform work including:
• manual handling (the use of force in lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying or otherwise moving, holding or restraining any person, animal or thing);
• performing repetitive actions;
• adopting awkward or sustained postures; and
• using plant, tools or equipment that exposes workers to vibration.

The main health problems that can arise because of performing manual tasks are musculoskeletal disorders such as sprains and strains

Hazards from performing manual tasks should be controlled so far as is practicable so that workers are not exposed to hazards. There are general duties and responsibilities placed upon employers, workers and contractors under the respective legislation.

To find out how we at Veritas RSW would implement Primary prevention – before an injury occurs techniques, click on the link below.

To prevent any injury hazards from performing manual tasks should be controlled so far as is practicable so that workers are not exposed to hazards.

14/10/2019

Labour hire agencies and group training companies are usually the direct employers of on-hired workers and, accordingly, have the OHS duties of employers under respective Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
Even though you will not always have direct control or management of the workplaces involved, your duty of care remains as an employer to your on-hired workers.

This means that you have a legal obligation to act to establish that the workplace and its operations are safe before workers are placed with a client. You also need to continue monitoring workers’ safety throughout the term of their placement. This can be done by completing the following;

• Provide an induction
• Work site inspections
• Audits
• Management visits
• Request information e.g. statistical data, investigations, lessons learned

To find out more, visit our website

Labour hire agencies and group training companies are usually the direct employers of on-hired workers and, accordingly, have the OHS duties of employers under respective Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Even though you will not always have direct control or management of the workplaces i...

15/09/2019

What is asbestos?
Asbestos is the name for a group of minerals that were used to manufacture a wide range of products including many that were used in Australian buildings until the mid-late 1980s. Exposure to asbestos fibres may cause diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Asbestos is banned!

Use of asbestos is banned in Australia. You must not import, manufacture, supply, sell, use or reuse asbestos or products that contain asbestos. The asbestos ban came into force at the end of 2003. However, some materials containing asbestos may inadvertently be imported. Under the law there are duties and requirements for managing asbestos in workplaces, working with asbestos and removing asbestos.

To find out how to manage it click on the link below.

Inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Asbestos is a serious issue for Australia and will continue to be so for many years, despite the ban on new uses of asbestos in 2003.

21/08/2019

Fall prevention

Are you prepared?

Falls from even moderate heights can leave workers with permanent and debilitating injuries.
The risk of serious injury or death from a fall increases significantly if you are working at heights over two metres.
What are falls?
Employers have a duty to ensure their workplace is safe, and this means controlling the risk of falls from any height. Analysis has shown that the risk of serious injury from a fall is much higher in falls from two metres or more.
Typical falls that cause death and injury include those resulting from:
• using unsafe or incomplete scaffolds
• inappropriate ladders/ladder use
• falling from or through roofs
• falling from trucks
• falling into holes, pits or shafts
• accessing shelving
• accessing mezzanine areas.

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Falls from even moderate heights can leave workers with permanent and debilitating injuries. The risk of serious injury or death from a fall increases significantly if you are working at heights over two metres. What are falls? Employers have a duty to ensure their workplace is safe, and this means....

26/07/2019

Who is Veritas RSW?

Key Capabilities
✓ HSEQ support
✓ HSEQ Management Systems development and implementation ✓ Audit, inspection and compliance
✓ Risk Workshop and Risk Management
✓ Project HSEQ documentation and support
✓ High Risk Work Controls
✓ Strategies to reduce Insurance Premiums
✓ Emergency Preparedness and Response
✓ HSEQ Training
✓ Behavioural Safety and HSEQ Leadership
✓ HSEQ Branding and Culture Development

To find out more, click on the link below.

At Veritas RSW we think differently by providing solutions and consultancy services that enable an organisation, project, team or event to be safe, compliant and efficient.

14/07/2019

Do you work alone? Or do some of your employees work alone?

Do you know of your responsibilities?

A worker can be isolated from other persons by the time, location or nature of the work. ‘Isolated’ usually refers to a person who is alone in any place as part of their work.
Its not against the law to work alone, but legislation contains general duties and responsibilities placed upon employers and workers to ensure their safety at work.

What do employers need to do?
What do employees need to do?
What else can be done?

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A worker can be isolated from other persons by the time, location or nature of the work. ‘Isolated’ usually refers to a person who is alone in any place as part of their work.

16/06/2019

10 simple steps to improve workplace health and safety

1. Train employees well.
Comprehensive training is a must for preventing workplace injury.

2. Reward employees for safe behaviour.

3. Partner with work health and safety experts.
Health and safety experts can provide valuable insight into workplace injury and prevention. These experts can help you prevent work injuries by visiting your worksite and identifying areas where there’s a high risk for employee injury.

4. Use labels and signs.
Labels and signs are a cheap and effective way to quickly communicate important information.

5. Keep things clean.
A messy workplace can lead to unnecessary accidents.

6. Make sure employees have the right tools and have regular equipment inspections.
The right tools and equipment create a better product and a safer work environment.

7. Encourage stretch breaks.
Stretch breaks are an easy way to improve workplace ergonomics and employee health. Taking even five minutes to stretch can ease muscle tension and loosen joints, reducing the potential for repetitive motion injuries.

8. Implement safety protocols from the start.
Workplace safety starts from day one, which means hiring qualified people who pay attention to detail. A safe workplace starts with employees who follow safety requirements and perform their jobs per the established procedures.

9. Keep an open dialogue.
Make it easy for your employees to come to you with health and safety concerns. They can report hazards right away and identify potential areas of concern you may not have noticed.

10. Have regular meetings on workplace safety

30/05/2019

A workplace health and safety audit is a waste of time and money......

Said no one ever!

A workplace health and safety audit INDEPENDENTLY examines the current safety management system to report that your organisation is compliant to the regulations or not. By undertaking an audit will ensure that your organisation understands whether it has an effective safety management system in place to manage any health and safety issues.

A large percentage of companies require an audit on their health and safety policies and procedures when proposing to do work or tender for work, this is to provider assurance to the related businesses.

Each Australian state has different regulations that need to be adhered to. Veritas RSW is across all of the different rules, regulations and codes of practices in a number of industries to ensure that your organisation is compliant and puts itself in the best position to not only gain work $$, but also do it in a safe and healthy fashion.

For those of you who want to know what is involved in an audit. Throughout a health and safety audit, the policies and procedures with be reviewed by the independent auditor; this is done to assess the effectiveness of the relevant procedures. An audit has a few stages involved, such as what many people refer to as a desktop review of the current paperwork, which precedes any interviews that will be done with key stakeholders within the organisation. These stages will be followed by worksite inspections where it is the role of the auditor to not only conduct risk assessments but also identify hazards and suggest ways to improve the overall management of health and safety.

What will my business get from this audit?

Apart from the performance benefits the organisation will be provided with a thorough report on all of the findings, which will be of a huge benefit for not only reviewing the workplace practices but also providing business continuity and sustainability. This report becomes a valuable tool to all key stakeholders within the business as they work towards achieving a goal of a fully compliant workplace.

If you have any questions or want to find out whether a safety audit would be beneficial for your workplace, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
www.veritasrsw.com.au
[email protected]
0407 995 901

At Veritas RSW we think differently by providing solutions & consultancy services that enable an organisation, project, team or event to be safe, compliant and efficient.

23/05/2019

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24/04/2019

There are three broad strategies organisations can use to build the resilience of their workers:

1. Reduce known work-related risk factors for mental ill health
2. Increase individual resilience
3. Maximise organisational resilience

There is a 4 step approach to achieving this:
1 - Preparation
2 - Assess what is currently occurring
3 - Implement new resilient strategies
4 - Evaluate

If you want to make your workplace resilient then contact us as Veritas RSW. Our goal is to help you create resilience.

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www.veritasrsw.com.au

18/04/2019

Workplace health and safety hazards can be very costly to an organisation, both financially and to the lives of your workers. The positive news is, with the correct help these hazards can be preventable.

Fact: You don't need to be in a high risk environment to face high risk hazards.

Did you know some of the most common workplace hazards are:

- Communicable disease
- Transportation accidents
- Workplace violence
- Getting struck by objects
- Ergonomic injuries and repetitive motion
- Hearing loss

These are only the tip of the iceberg and are very relevant to all industries, even if you are considered low risk.

It is time to serious consider the health and safety of the workplace.

If you have any queries about your workplace, please visit our website www.veritasrsw.com.au or contact us directly

At Veritas RSW we think differently by providing solutions & consultancy services that enable an organisation, project, team or event to be safe, compliant and efficient.

09/04/2019

Most effective > least effective ways of dealing with risk