WHS Champion of the Year – Monica Toews Brown
Red Insight at the Hunter Safety Awards 2022 by Carrie Loughnan
Hunter Safety Awards Finalists 2022
Hunter Safety Awards 2022 Congratulations Liam and Monica for being finalist in this years Hunter Safety Awards!! Liam is up for the Young WHS Leader of the Year and Monica for the WHS Champion of the Year! We're all super proud of you both! Good luck. Congratulations to all finalist. Awards will be announced on May 12th.
In Memory of Brayden Asser
In Memory of Brayden by Liam Beeton
Environmental Responsibilities – By Liam Beeton
Environmental Responsibilities What are Environmental Aspects & Impacts? Environmental Aspects are an element of an organization's activities, products or services that can interact with the environment. Companies must address the aspects that relate to their works and gain an understanding of the impacts associated. This allows for the development
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This September, Maitland’s WHS specialist celebrates six years helping Hunter businesses stay safe. Red Insight helps businesses to implement and maintain proper safety systems and procedures. From establishing or reviewing your safety management system, to performing periodical audits or inspections, through to incident investigations, we are your local Hunter Valley Work Health & Safety experts
Are we causing more harm than good?
The Most Overlooked Reason Why Kids Won't Listen This article is an interesting read on being overly cautious with our children - "don't climb that, you might fall," or "that's not safe, sit down, you're going to hurt yourself", etc. and the ramifications of restricting risk behaviour. As stated in the article, "Research shows
Shipping Container Safety
The Unknown Dangers of Shipping Containers With the push to keep costs to a minimum, project and site managers often find themselves being resourceful and repurposing items; shipping containers would arguably be top of the list for reuse. A solid, heavy duty, lockable, transportable shed, purchased at low cost due to previous use, does indeed
New Toys Brings New Risks
The introduction of new plant or equipment in the workplace may introduce new risks. The same can be said for our home life. Many people may have been lucky enough to receive a drone for Christmas, but are they aware of the rules that they must adhere to? Here is a basic run down (courtesy
The Not So Obvious
Some hazards and risks are obvious. You would not put your hand in an operating blender, for example, and hopefully you wouldn’t put a knife in the toaster to rescue a jammed piece of toast while the toaster is still plugged in. Other hazards are not so obvious. When you work at a concrete recycling
A Different Perspective
Certain things in life seem to be quite clear. We often count on things that we always thought were correct or done a certain way. It’s not until we look from a different angle that we may have a clearer picture. This fits perfectly within the world of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS). One person’s