Tap into Safety Podcast
1) Top Workplace Hazards in the Construction Industry
Managing workplace hazards in the construction industry is a top priority every day because the working environment constantly changes. There are often many different contractors working alongsi...Show More
2) How Are Workplaces Dealing With Mental Health?
There's a considerable focus on strategies to help workplaces dealing with mental health issues and the pandemic is placing pressure on them to do more. In the past, the focus has been on establishing...Show More
3) Do OHS Professionals Act As Moral Agents?
Occupational Health and Safety Professionals are required to draw on their ethics to make life-threatening decisions and act as 'moral' agents in their role. This is a particularly difficult task give...Show More
4) Understanding the Hazards When Working With Moving Plant and Parts
Plant and machinery are present in most workplaces and working with moving plant or parts create exposure to the risk of injuries. The hazards associated with moving parts of machinery include the ris...Show More
5) Preventing Workplace Injuries and Controlling Risk
Controlling risk to prevent work-related fatalities, injuries, diseases and ill-health is the core role of the safety professional. Legislation governs the duty to control workplace risk and looks for...Show More
6) Impact of FIFO/DIDO Isolation on Mental Health
FIFO/DIDO working arrangements are regularly used by mining and construction companies. There's a link between these working arrangements and declining mental health. For this podcast, we look at some...Show More
7) Can Shift Work Make You Fat?
Shift work is regularly under review because there is evidence that this type of working arrangement can see workers at risk of developing serious health issues because they fail to get enough sleep. ...Show More
8) Understanding Occupational Noise Hazards
For decades now we have understood the health impacts of noise and the long-term damage to our hearing. There is a requirement for workplaces to try to reduce noise levels to below 85 decibels if it o...Show More
9) How Can You Best Manage Contractor Safety?
Contractor safety is now more than ever on the radar for many companies because this type of working arrangement makes up 10% of the Australian workforce. Contracting and sub-contracting has been arou...Show More
10) Strategies to Manage Workplace Fatigue
Workplace fatigue is an area that is coming under even more scrutiny since the onset of COVID-19. Where organisations have always been concerned about workplace fatigue and recognise it as a hazard wi...Show More