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October 2019

  • Chemical and Hazard Risk Assessment

    Chemical and Hazard Risk Assessment

    Workplaces all have their own unique health and safety considerations, and all industries have legislation which must be complied with. JTA Health, Safety & Noise Specialists are committed to helping all businesses provide the safest possible working environment for their staff, and comply with relevant workplace legislation. A workplace risk assessment can help identify and manage risks.

  • Asbestos Report and Survey

    Asbestos Report and Survey

    Up until the 1990s, asbestos was commonly used in construction. So if you’re occupying a site that was built before this date, it’s highly likely that asbestos is present*. We now know that asbestos can pose a serious health risk, and so it’s important to identify its presence, assess the condition of the materials, and responsibly oversee its removal.

    JTA specialists have been providing independent, tailor-made advice for over 35 years, and developing asbestos reports and surveys as an important part of each assessment.

  • Industrial Hygienist

    JTA Health Safety & Noise are one of Australia’s leading independent workplace consultants. Our specialist consultants can provide practical and specific advice that contains the most up-to-date science and industrial compliance requirements.

  • NATA Accredited Laboratory

    JTA understands the sensitive nature of dealing with asbestos. Having a fully operational, in-house NATA Accredited Testing Laboratory means fast, accurate and confidential analytical results which will get your workplace back to business as quick as possible.
  • Lead is a naturally occurring metal used in industry. In the past lead was added to petrol and paints. As it can be hazardous when inhaled or swallowed its use falls under the OHS/WHS regulations. Last year Safe Work Australia lowered the blood lead levels in Australian workplaces and this has now filtered through to changes in regulations in individual states as well.
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    on 28 Oct 2019 11:40 AM
  • When the Victorian Noise Compliance Code was updated in 2018, it raised the bar for WorkSafe expectations of noise assessments. Of particular note was the requirement to use dosimetry to measure personal sound exposure for mobile employees and in areas difficult or unsafe to use hand held sound level meters.
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    on 28 Oct 2019 12:05 PM
  • Jeremy Trotman, JTA founder and principal Occupational Hygienist, recently collaborated with two other Australian Occupational Hygienists to run a full day Noise workshop at the 4th Indonesian Industrial Hygiene Association Conference (IIHA) in Bali on 9-11th September. Our Indonesian colleagues are facing major challenges in improving worker health and Jeremy said “It was most rewarding to be able to assist them a little bit with assessing and controlling noise, which remains one of the greatest causes of industrial injury here in Australia and no doubt other countries as well.”
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    on 28 Oct 2019 12:10 PM