SafetyQuip News

Reckless Endangerment Fines Conviction of companies under the reckless endangerment provision in safety law has begun. More	Flame Resistant Clothing SafetyQuip Introduces Flame Resistant Clothing to PPE Range More
We Get a Kick Out Of Non-Metal Work Boots New lightweight composite safety footwear brings foot comfort to the workplace. More	Height Safety Equipment Inspections Regular inspection of height safety equipment by qualified inspectors can help save lives. More
Relocation for SafetyQuip Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast based safety equipment franchise SafetyQuip has relocated to larger premises in response to continuing growth and the need to expand operations. More	National Safety Standards Will Save Lives SafetyQuip founder and CEO Gary Shearer has identified the fragmentation of Australian safety laws as one of the country’s most important OH&S issues. More
New Product – Powerheart AED G3 Plus Defibrillator The next generation Powerheart AED has arrived. The feature rich Powerheart AED G3 Plus offers customers many new and exciting user-friendly features. More	SafetyQuip Workplace Hazard Information Centres SafetyQuip has taken the lead in information resources for our customers. More
New SafetyQuip Shop in East Perth The new Midland safety store serves both retail and trade customers. More	Record Payout for Skin Cancer Death Workcover Queensland has made a record payout to the family of a construction worker who died from skin cancer at age 43. More
The Cost of Sales Safety products should be the last resort once all other OHS options have been investigated. So where do safety supply businesses stand, asks Lionel Hedt, SafetyQuip’s Technical and Training Manager. More	Swine Flu Protection There are shortcomings in any protective measures undertaken to protect against flu virus including swine flu. Simple hand cleaning accompanied with well fitting face masks are only some of the protective measures needed to reduce exposure risk. More
$15,000 Fine for Failure to Ensure Safe Workplace A small Queensland business may be forced to close its doors after a workplace accident resulted in a $15,000 fine. More	National Workplace Stats for 2007/08 Four industries have accounted for eight out of every ten notified work-related fatalities. More
Paint Stripper Solvents There are paint strippers on the market containing methylene chloride. It is listed as a probable carcinogen. More	Sensitisers in Hardwoods Many hardwood dusts are random sensitisers and can cause allergic respiratory, eye and skin reactions both after short term and long term use. More
Formaldehyde Is The Next Asbestos Some OH&S practitioners believe that formaldehyde is as dangerous as asbestos, and should be subject to stringent laws. More	Roof Tile Cutting - Silica Dust Exposure The use of power tools for cutting roof tiles can generate high concentrations of very fine crystalline silica dust. More
Man in Critical Condition After 4-Metre Fall A 24-year-old man is in critical condition and has undergone surgery after falling four metres off a vat of wine. More	What is Heat Stress? During any activity in elevated temperatures, the body attempts automatically to maintain a constant working temperature range by balancing out the heat gain and heat lost. More
Eye Injuries Relying on safety spectacles to prevent eye injury is sometimes not enough. In 80% of cases work-related eye injuries occurred when the worker was wearing eye protection. More	Noise & Hearing Loss During the year 2005 the number of people in the world with significant and measurable noise induced hearing loss (greater than 25 decibels in each ear) exceeded 562,000,000. More
Asbestos Risks After 20 years of education, investigation and monitoring to ensure buildings are asbestos free, the recent Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union building alert in Melbourne highlights the still ever-present risk of imported materials into Australia. More	National Strategy To Improve OH&S Standards Recently published statistics reveal the extent in both human and economic terms of unsafe and unhealthy Australian workplaces. More