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Industrial Hygiene practices are becoming significant with the increase in workplace accidents and diseases that harm the well-being of the factory workers. In 2018-19, according to SafeWork Australia, a total of 87% of musculoskeletal disorders compensation claims were done for serious workers. Out of this, 40% of the claims were made for muscle, ligament, joint, and...

Occupational hygiene is the practice of achieving good health outcomes in workplaces where there are chemical, biological and physical agents. Safe Work Australia has stated that there is significantly more probability, up to 8 times more of Australian workers dying from an occupational disease from work accidents. Statistics further state that approximately 250 people will die...

Crystalline silica dust exposure has been a cause of concern for Australian businesses owing to the workers’ health that succumbs to the dangerous effects of silica dust. Silica is a natural resource found in abundance in the earth’s crust, stones, natural rock, etc. and forms an essential ingredient for manufacturing companies. As much as it...

There is a business motto that states that no one notices the hundred times a company does something right, but everyone notices the one time they do something wrong. This is because there are baseline safety standards that staff, clients, and customers expect from the companies they work with, and it is taken as a...

When it comes to developing safe workplaces through effective Occupational Hygiene practices it is better to be safe than sorry. Dust, gases, vapours, crystalline silica, airborne contaminants, and a whole range of other workplace exposure risks all pose a threat to the safety of employees who are just trying to go about finishing their workday,...

All businesses, no matter their industry, size, or scope, may be operating in workplaces exposed to a range of occupational hygiene risks, such as excessive noise and vibration exposure, heat stress, chemical hazards, dust and other airborne contaminants exposure, and so on. Unless companies approach the issue of developing compliant occupational hygiene practices in a...

In difficult times, effective occupational hygiene practices are so important. Safe, compliant occupational hygiene practices is one of those things that many people take for granted. Staff rightfully expect their workplaces to be hygienic, hazard-free environments, where they can focus on their duties without worrying about the potential impact that onsite environmental conditions could have...

One of the key ways successful businesses have distinguished themselves from their competitors over the past 18 months is by adopting a clear, proactive approach to workplace safety. With worksites across Australia potentially exposed to a wide range of occupational hygiene risks, many successful businesses have been quick in identify the scope of risks their...

The COVID pandemic has not only resulted in organisations across Australia altering their operational practices to meet new safety compliance obligations, it has also seen business’ develop clearer processes for informing the public of their compliant practices. For example, many companies will now visibly display signs informing visitors that they must wear a mask whilst...

Regardless of the industry your business operates in, the size of the operations, how many staff it employs, and other operational factors, it will be exposed to a range of occupational hygiene risks that threaten the physical and mental wellbeing of staff. However, the specific risks an operations is exposed to depend upon numerous factors,...