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Working In Heat Guide

Summer's here, and at this time more than ever - all of us across Australia are well aware that working in heat can be extremely...

Increase In Serious Injury Claim Rate

A new report from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland reveals the serious injury claim rate in Queensland has increased over the past...

What are the top five types of workplace hazards?

What are the top five types of workplace hazards? Commonly, the top five workplace risks are 1) Repetitive Work Methods; 2) Electrical...

New Sexual Harassment Guidance

Do you know how to meet your work health and safety (WHS) legal duties to prevent sexual harassment? Just like any other risks, employers...

SITE SAFETY VISITS

Site Safety Visits - Identifying aspects of the working environment and tasks that could lead to incidents or injuries. Inspections are...

Safety Auditing

Safety Audits ensure that employees are kept safe, healthy, injury-free and productive. 🦺 From a business perspective, safety auditing...

Managing Psychological Risks

Did you know that employers have a duty to protect workers from psychological risks as well as physical risks? Correct company policies...

Hazardous Manual Tasks

What can your business do to minimise risks caused from hazardous manual tasks? You'll always benefit from an experienced Health Safety...

Do you know the four steps to manage risks?

Do you know the four steps to manage risks? In a simple view, the four steps to Risk Management are: ⚠ Step 1 - Identify hazards. ⚠ Step...

Fire Equipment Servicing.

Regular servicing and maintenance of fire equipment is essential. At Outsource Safety, we provide fire extinguisher and fire equipment...

South East QLD Lockdown

Do you have a COVID Safe management plan, or COVID safe checklist for you business?

Which Injuries and Illnesses are Notifiable?

Which injuries and illnesses are notifiable?

Are you up to date?

Approximately 6,000 infringement notices have been issued for non-compliant scaffolding in the 10 years since the current WHS commenced –...

UPDATE for small businesses

UPDATE for small businesses #newtoolkit – a chance to better understand the legal requirements you face, for workplace safety. This...

Which one are you?

Which one are you? #workfromheight 👷 With a little help and guidance... we can help you make the switch from (b) to (a) (and assist in...

The history of creating a safer workplace.

The (shortened) history of creating a safer workplace. ⚠️ Things haven't always been the way they are today. Although reform has been...

Spot The Safety Breach.

Ending the week with a little #WHS game. Spot The Safety Breach. Spot the safety breach here. We’ll give you a tip: Ute’s are great for a...

Small business owners: it doesn’t stop here!

#factsheet Friday (swa.gov.au/coronavirus) Small business owners: it doesn’t stop here! There’s no doubt that there have been some pretty...

Attention desk-based workers: your health and safety matters!

#didyouknow Attention desk-based workers: your health and safety matters! Introducing: BeUpstanding (implementing strategies to stand up,...

How will you be spending your long weekend? 🤔

Monday 3rd marks Queensland's Labour Day Holiday. How will you be spending your long weekend? 🤔 We recommend you pull out a chair, kick...

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