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Ventilation Check
Posted November 29, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
The relationship between ventilation and the airborne transmission of COVID has been in the news over the last few months. Is this something that you should be considering? The simple answer is a resounding YES! A research article titled ‘A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19’ says: ‘Airborne transmission arises through the inhalation of aerosol droplets exhaled by an infected person and is now thought to be the primary transmission route of COVID-19.’
Asbestos back in the news
Posted November 26, 2021 | Category: Health Blog, Safety Blog
The importation of asbestos is again finding its way into the news. In March, Border Force tested four shipments of imported products and all four were found to contain asbestos, whilst in September asbestos was found in building materials imported from China. This appears to be a continuing issue and one that puts Australian workers at risk from uncontrolled exposure to working with asbestos containing materials.
Safety First
Posted July 26, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog
On The Spot Fines For Workplace Safety Breaches have been introduced in Victoria this week.
Protect Welders
Posted June 15, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
The global reclassification of welding fume as “carcinogenic to humans” in 2017 confirmed what many had suspected for a long time and led to SafeWork Australia publishing a new Code of Practice on Welding Processes.
environmental protection laws
Posted April 23, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Noise Blog
Changes to the Victorian Environment Protection Act 1970  (EP Act) coming into effect on 1 July 2021 will significantly change the way in which Environmental Protection is regulated in Victoria. 
Holistic Approach
Posted November 26, 2021 | Category: Health Blog, Safety Blog, Noise Blog
JTA has seen an increased focus from regulators, government agencies and proactive organisations in seeking out a holistic approach to worker health management. Organisations looking to conform or align to AS/NZS ISO 450001 can incorporate a Health and Hygiene Management Plan into their management system.
COVID-safe-ventilation
Posted September 02, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
There is growing scientific acceptance by the WHO and others that COVID-19 transmission is much more airborne than previously thought.  Ventilation systems are key to the prevention of transmission of pollutants and recent research indicates that COVID-19, transmitted in aerosols from infected persons, is susceptible to control by ventilation.
Vege Patch
Posted June 15, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Health Blog
Your innocuous looking backyard veggie patch could actually be the source of toxic lead poisoning according to an extensive study led by Professor Mark Taylor at Macquarie University and published in the journal Environment International.
Flu to hit harder
Posted May 12, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog, Noise Blog
An article in The Australian on the 26 April quoted infectious disease experts as saying that conditions are ripe for a rebound flu season this year. It is expected that this year’s flu season will hit harder and later than in previous years.
Asbestos
Posted April 23, 2021 | Category: Safety Blog
We’re sure you’ll agree with us that last year was challenging.  Given how busy and disruptive it was we wanted to let you know that Worksafe still expects compliance with asbestos legislation and regulations.