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Valuable insights from 117 HSE leaders in Australasia

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:09:00 +1100

Australian and New Zealand companies increasingly rely on contractors for key tasks, raising their risks. They remain liable for contractors' health, safety and compliance, including ESG.

Download this report, based on in-depth interviews with 117 HSE professionals, to learn about:

·Leading contractor management challenges

·The most important contractor risks to manage

·Critical features of contractor management software platforms

·Key recommendations

[2024 GERI report] Key strategies for effective injury management

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:43:00 +1100

The 2024 GERI Report — The Australian Injury Prevention State of Play — highlights significant gaps in current practices, particularly regarding the adoption of unified systems and the role of technology in fostering collaboration between safety and injury functions.

Gain insights into better injury prevention through:

·Engaging EHS & Injury Management: gaining workforce and leadership support

·Tech Integration: using technology to enhance collaboration and outcomes

·Improving Tech Maturity: boosting tech for better health, safety, and injury prevention

How to ensure ISO conformity and streamline your certification processes

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +1000

Inadequate tools, poor integration, and insufficient documentation often lead to the failure of ISO management systems. Learn how to overcome these challenges and focus on what ISO standards truly prioritise: continuous improvement.

Explore the key requirements of the Harmonized Structure's chapters on organisation, leadership, planning, support, performance, and improvement. Discover how the latest EHSQ and ESG software innovations address these challenges, with examples showing how these solutions support ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and hazardous chemicals management.

Camera innovations raise the bar for early fire detection in mining

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:59:00 +1100

Learn about a new series of thermal imaging cameras, with extremely high optical resolutions, that has revolutionised fire detection and prevention in the mining industry.

Discover how to leverage the latest camera technology and fire safety systems to safeguard your workplace.

Big fan innovation delivers workplace heat safety and cuts your costs

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:29:00 +1100

The warehouse, manufacturing and distribution sectors operate in high labour and often heat intensive environments. With climate scientists predicting an increase in heat waves of greater intensity, government bodies are recommending companies adopt adaptation measures as a matter of urgency to avoid severe economic impacts from labour productivity loss.

Learn about impact of heat stress on your workforce. Learn how a single HVLS (high, volume, low speed) fan innovation can keeps your workers safe, replace 10-20 high-velocity floor fans and slash your electricity bills.

Heat stress at work: health & safety non-compliance

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:11:00 +1000

Heat stress is a risk for the employee, the company employing them and the individuals within the company managing them.

Learn about heat safety and compliance for Australian workplaces. Discover:

·Statistics on workers compensation claims for heat stress in Australia.

·What is reasonably practicable when it comes to heat safety.

·How to manage the risks of working in heat.

·Practical tips on managing heat stress.

·Break guidelines for different workplace temperatures.

Next-gen EHS platforms: what you need to know

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:09:00 +1100

The importance of deploying a practical and comprehensive environmental, health & safety (EHS) software platform is inarguable. It offers a single, centralised, integrated approach to operating every aspect of an organisation’s EHS processes.

See, in a snapshot, how such an asset will offer genuine ROI to the business both immediately and in the long term. Discover:

• Insights into the areas of the business an EHS platform will enhance.

• Real-world direct and indirect costs it can combat.

• Examples of the significant risks it can mitigate.

• Ways it unlocks value across the organisation.

• Statistics to prove the ROI offered by an EHS platform.

What you need to know to make the safe choice for your organisation

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:05:00 +1100

The longer organisations wait to deploy a cloud-based, fully integrated EHS software platform they risk being left behind. The right choice can enhance compliance, improve brand reputation, increase employee satisfaction, raise efficiency, achieve significant cost reductions in a variety of areas and reduce risks, such as incidents, illness and hazards.

In this e-book, you’ll learn:

• The risks of failing to act.

• The direct and indirect costs that an EHS platform can combat.

• Real-world examples of calculable and intangible ROI.

• The substantial risks it can mitigate.

• How to find and calculate a potential system’s ROI.

• How to ensure you achieve maximum value from your new EHS platform.

Your PPE purchasing checklist for head, eye, face and hearing protection

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +1100

Everybody loves a bargain, yet no discount is worth putting workers at risk. With PPE, there’s a monumental difference between buying cheaper hard hats and face protection and investing in high-quality helmets.

Learn how to assess the total value of your purchase instead of only the per-item cost. Discover a PPE purchasing checklist to help you on your way.

The innovations raising the bar for facility safety

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:59:00 +1000

Learn about the latest tech and gain expert insights in outdoor surveillance with this collection of cutting-edge case studies:

·AI empowered indoor and outdoor facility safety

·Advanced routers secure remote data upload for oil and gas industry

Head, eye, face and hearing protection — your PPE checklist

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:24:00 +1000

With PPE, there’s a monumental difference between buying cheaper hard hats and face protection and investing in high-quality helmets and complete above-the-neck solutions.

Even if you factor in the initial savings provided through bargain brand PPE, it may in fact equate to larger and potentially extreme costs over the life of the hard hat.

Discover a pre-purchase checklist to help ensure you are selecting the correct PPE equipment. Learn about the benefits of full-solution head, eye, face and hearing protection.

Gas sensor innovation cuts your TCO and maintenance

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:22:00 +1100

For most gas detectors available on the market, the only way to know their readings are accurate is to expose the instrument to a known concentration of test gas. This can be laborious, time consuming and add to maintenance costs.

Learn about next-gen self-checking technology that reassures the user that the gas detector is functioning correctly and can detect gas every 6 hours. Discover a new standard of reliability for gas detection.

Beyond compliance: a roadmap for enhancing EHS management

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:22:00 +1100

Most EHS managers know that compliance to EHS regulations is the bare minimum and that the most effective programs use a risk-based approach to drive EHS excellence. However, the process of moving from a purely compliance-based approach and mindset to a risk-based approach remains a challenge.

Learn about the essential considerations, barriers and practical approaches to EHS risk management. Discover how to leverage an integrated EHS management software and mobile app to reduce your risk and improve EHS outcomes.

What you need to know to safeguard employees

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:19:00 +1100

Impact injury is common in many industry sectors, with workers’ hands most likely to suffer the effects of unwanted forcible contact with machinery, tools and other hazards. To protect your workers, purpose-designed PPE provides the maximum defence against injury risk.

Learn how to assess your work situation to find a protective solution that most suits. Discover what you need to look at when selecting impact protection.

Key trends reshaping the future of bio-pharmaceutical harvest and clarification

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:08:00 +1100

Cell harvesting and clarification are both crucial steps that can have significant impact on the design of downstream processes.

Download this Frost & Sullivan executive brief for industry-leading insights on the:

·impact of process interdependencies

·design challenges in harvest and clarification

·limitations of current harvest and clarification technologies

·high-performance filtration that unlocks new harvest and clarification architecture.

Strive for a solid risk assessment and workplace safety

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:48:00 +1100

Despite the intense focus on safety in mining, the industry still faces challenges in keeping up with the changing nature of operations and processing technologies and consequently how these new methods interface with the workforce.

Download this white paper to learn about:

·the different gases, the risks each impose and how to protect your workers

·gas safety management strategy

·advanced gas detection solutions.

5 ways tech is improving safety on construction sites

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:02:00 +1000

Falls, electric shocks, being struck by an object and being caught between objects are the top safety risks in construction and have remained constant for some time. However, people are now turning to affordable mobile devices and cloud-based mobile applications for new and innovative answers to make the industry safer.

Learn about how forward-thinking companies are using technology to improve safety on construction sites worldwide.

How to drive gas detection safety from anywhere

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:56:00 +1000

Safety professionals can lead worker safety initiatives across sites separated by tens, hundreds and even thousands of kilometres. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new safety management challenges, however, as many safety professionals themselves were asked to work off-site while their essential worker colleagues continued to report to the worksite.

Learn how to start your journey into connected safety. Discover how to regain control of your gas detection program, uncover safety training opportunities and drive individual accountability even when working remotely.

How to cut the true cost of your fall protection equipment

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:21:00 +1100

True whole life cost of ownership is often overlooked when choosing, comparing and budgeting for fall protection personal protection equipment (PPE). Any purchase price saving can quickly be negated several-fold once the true cost of service, maintenance, repairs and replacement is factored into the product’s lifetime.

Learn about the critical, and often hidden, factors to consider when investing in fall protection PPE. Examine the true ownership costs that may be incurred and how to mitigate or even eliminate the expense.

Risk management and business resilience post COVID-19

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:33:00 +1100

This paper outlines a framework for adopting a broader perspective on risk management and business resilience that integrates a hybrid qualitative and quantitative methodology into an organisation’s ongoing COVID-19 pandemic handling and workplace reopening strategy.

Learn how to determine the initiatives that should shape your current and future risk posture beyond traditional industry metrics.