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How to report an injury.
Need Help with Workplace Incident Investigations? Are your Incident Reports missing critical information required to perform an Investigation? Do your…
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Toolbox Talks – reinforcing your safety culture
To summarise, toolbox talks provide a valuable and effective method of communication and involving the employees while reinforcing safety…
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Personal Management – Licences, Qualifications, Leave Requests, Medical & Injury History
Let’s chat about the ‘Personal Management’ feature in the Safetyminder Mobile App! Did you know you can keep track of…
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About Asbestos
Asbestos was once used in Australia in more than 3,000 different products including fibro, flue pipes, drains, roofs, gutters, brakes…
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Tired of looking for your Work, Health and Safety Documents?
How much valuable time is wasted pulling information together, when your customers request verification of your Work Health & Safety…
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Why do you think WHS is so hard to follow?
Following last weeks post on discussing what Work Place Health and Safety really is we ask you – what are…
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Safety Tips in the Workplace during COVID-19
Below are some tips to help keep your workplace healthy: Have a screening process in place. Ask employees to screen…
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PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
PPE refers to anything used or worn to minimise risk to workers’ health and safety. This may include, but is not…
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Top 4 Nutrition Tips
Nutrition tips With the physical demands of being a tradie you need to eat and drink to perform, just like…
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The Importance of Electrical Safety
Risks associated with electricity The risk of death or injury from electricity is strongly linked to where and how it…
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About Safetyminder
Safety management is not a trending jargon nor is it particularly new; it is a remedy that has always been…
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Work Related Violence – Bullying
Workplace bullying is repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or group of workers that creates a risk to health…
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The importance of First Aid in the workplace
First aid risk assessment First aid requirements vary from one workplace to another, so you must consider all relevant factors…
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Mental Health in the Workplace
Mental health can be adversely affected by exposure to a range of hazards or factors in the…
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Slips, Trips and Falls
Each year slips, trips and falls result in thousands of preventable injuries. The most common ones are musculoskeletal injuries, cuts…
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Excessive Sitting in the Workplace
Sedentary work: a definition Sedentary behaviour is defined as anything you do while you are sitting or reclining. Examples of…
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Fatigue in the workplace
Impacts of fatigue in the workplace Fatigue in the workplace doesn’t only impact on workers’ mental and physical health, it…
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Workplace Injuries and Tips for Prevention
What is the most common injuries for Tradies? Back pain is the most common injury experienced by tradies, as it is…
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Dental Health
As a Tradie it’s important to look after your physical wellbeing, but looking after your dental health is just as…
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Farm Safety
We know that it’s been a tough week for many across South Australia and National Farm Safety Week gives us…
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Clean Air. Clean Lungs.
Work processes can release invisible dusts, gases, fumes, vapours, mists and microorganisms into the air. The air you, your workers…
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What are Toolbox Talks?
What is a Toolbox Talk? A toolbox talk is a short safety meeting that’s held just before a shift starts…
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Frequently Asked Questions part three
This is a continuation of a series of blog posts aims to address some of the commonly asked questions around…
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How to create a healthy workplace
Did you know? Employees with poor overall health status are far more likely to be absent from work? That’s why…
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What does Safetyminder do for you?
Safety management is not a trending jargon nor is it particularly new; it is a remedy that has always been…
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Frequently Asked Questions part two
This is a continuation of a series of blog posts aims to address some of the commonly asked questions around…
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Frequently Asked Questions part one
This series of blog posts aims to address some of the commonly asked questions around Safetyminder. If you want more…
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Guide to Workplace Safety Signs
Learn the safety signs you need to meet WHS requirements and keep people safe in your workplace. Australian safety…
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Safe Working Practices
Involve your workers – they are more likely to follow a safe work procedure if they have…
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Addressing Pain Points
Managing all the different documents required to ensure compliance Safetyminder addresses this by allowing clients to store…
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The 5 Most Common Workplace Safety Hazards
Workplace Safety Hazards 1. Forklift Accidents 2. Fire Incidents 3. Accidental Slips and Falls 4. Accidental Machine Start-Ups 5. Chemical…
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What is the Cloud
Safetyminder utilises the cloud technology and this is a major benefit. The cloud refers to…
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Workplace Safety Issues
The common types of safety hazards in the workplace are: Slips, trips and falls Being caught in…
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Suggested Questions for a Safety Audit Preparation
Safety Audit Preparation Do we have a current occupational health and safety policy? When was it last reviewed? Do we…
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How Much Safety Is Too Much?
A common phrase you hear across many industry work fronts is, “safety is out…
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Five Key Reasons Why Every Incident Should be Reported
Five Key Reasons Why accident reporting must be done 1 – It causes us to stop, think and reflect Something…
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Tips for Physical and Mental Wellbeing
Are your employees physically well? Do they have good nutrition, sleep and exercise habits?…
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Don’t just be negligent, be reckless – Unpacking Australia’s first industrial manslaughter prosecution
June 2020 Don’t just be negligent, be reckless – Unpacking Australia’s first industrial manslaughter prosecution Reference Source…
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What should Business Owners do to protect workers and others at a workplace?
While you could (and should) read…
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Like to simply fill out a JSA on your mobile device?
Well now you can………. Safetyminder® now has a…
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Mobile Fillable Documents!
Exciting News – Our revolutionary new form builder has been released. In Safetyminder you can now create templates…
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