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Audiometric Testing Truck – NW Trip
This August our audiometric testing truck we will be heading North from Perth offering onsite work health services including audiometric testing to meet the new WA WHS regs. This includes the Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West and West Kimberley regions (based on demand). We conduct these regional road trips to give you the most cost effective opportunity…
Read MoreWA Noise Code of Practice
With the new WHS Regulations now enacted for audiometric testing, WorkSafe WA have released an updated Code of Practice for “Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work”. This Noise Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (the WHS Act).It provides practical…
Read MoreOutdoor worker sun damage
Every day in Australia, 22% of our workforce is exposed to solar UV radiation and it’s these outdoor workers are at an increased risk of developing keratinocyte cancers. Keratinocyte cancers are non-melanoma skin cancers, and represent the most common cancers in Australia. Data collected by Safe Work Australia between the years 2010 to 2018 shows…
Read MoreSkin Screening – Work Health + Wellbeing
Melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men aged 25-49 years and second most common cancer in women aged 25-49 years, after breast cancer. Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with melanoma or other types of skin cancer by the time they are 70 years old. These age groups may represent…
Read MoreHow do you know if your chair is ergonomic?
The term “ergonomics” is often mis-used or misinterpreted by furniture manufacturers to label and describe chairs and other furniture. These often do not meet industry ergonomic standards or best practice guidelines and can create an injury risk. You want to avoid a mismatch with poor adjustability and fit between the user and their chair.…
Read MoreWorking Safely Outdoors in WA
If you regularly work outdoors, protecting your skin from the sun is recommended all year round, regardless of UV level – even on cool and overcast days.1 This is because you’re exposed to UV radiation daily, for long periods – and it is this year-round accumulation of sun exposure that increases your risk of…
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