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Why Annual Respiratory Fit Testing is on the Rise

Posted July 31, 2025 | Category:
JTA delivers RESP-FIT accredited respirator fit testing to help businesses meet AS/NZS 1715:2009 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 requirements. Learn how fit testing, air monitoring, and hygiene risk assessments work together to protect your team from airborne hazards like silica, welding fumes, and pathogens.
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New Audiometric Testing Laws in QLD

Posted June 20, 2025 | Category: Noise Blog, Safety Blog, Health Blog
From 29 July 2025, audiometric testing becomes mandatory in Queensland, aligning with laws already in place in NSW and VIC. This blog explains what employers need to do to comply, why testing matters, and how it fits into a broader noise management strategy. We also break down compliance deadlines across all Australian states and territories, and show how JTA’s services — from onsite testing to integrated noise assessments — help businesses reduce the risk of hearing loss and stay compliant under WHS laws.
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The Importance Of Respiratory Fit Testing (Mask Fit Test)

Posted August 19, 2024 | Category: Health Blog, Safety Blog
If workers require tight fitting respiratory protection as part of their PPE, Respiratory Fit Testing is required to ensure the respirator is working correctly.
Engineered Stone

Breaking News: Engineered Stone Banned In Australia

Posted December 15, 2023 | Category:
In a landmark move to combat the rising cases of silicosis among workers, Australia is set to be the first country to outlaw engineered stone.
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Why ‘How To Lift’ Training Isn’t Enough

Posted June 27, 2023 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
Manual handling can be a necessary part of getting a job done at many workplaces. Where manual handling involves moving people, repetitive actions, unstable loads and other factors, the work can become hazardous and it is the biggest cause of injury at many workplaces.
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Workplace Exposure Limits Are Changing

Posted July 04, 2025 | Category:
This article outlines: What’s changing and why Which businesses are affected How to manage chemical and physical hazards How JTA can help you comply and protect worker health
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JTA’s NSW Office Set To Expand

Posted February 04, 2025 | Category: Noise Blog, Safety Blog, Health Blog

Demand for our expertise in NSW has grown significantly in the last few years. As a result, we have decided to expand the team and strengthen the skill base so we can help you with all your work health, safety and noise requirements more efficiently.

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Significant Changes To National Health + Safety Regulations

Posted April 03, 2024 | Category:
On Friday 22nd March 2024 WHS Ministers met regarding the engineered stone ban. The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) has said that this national approach to the prevention of silica-related diseases across all at-risk industries, building on the Victorian high risk crystalline silica work regulation in place since 2021, is one of the most significant changes to national health and safety regulation in Australia in the past two decades.
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Are WHS And Productivity Linked?

Posted June 27, 2023 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
Health and safety in the workplace has often been associated with parallel improvements in productivity. Less often have the improvements been supported by scientific study.
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Why Outsource Health + Safety In 2023?

Posted January 23, 2023 | Category: Health Blog, Safety Blog, Noise Blog

An Australian Financial Review article1 at the end of December 2022 described the challenge of finding skilled labour in the current employment market. There are simply not enough qualified candidates out there to fill the jobs required.

On the Seek website there are  currently 3,337 advertisements for OHS Consultants and 7,640 advertisements for Health and Safety Managers. You are not alone if you are struggling to find an experienced OHS/WHS professional for your business.