Webinars

2024

December

Working near deep water
Question of the week:
- If a low tree branch hangs over your property are you allowed to cut it off?
Can we give away old equipment?
Does wearing safety glasses all day harm your eyesight?

November

Working From Home Long Term
Dangerous Goods Update
Director Acquitted of Forklift Breach
Relying on Experienced Worker Costs $1M
Shopping Trolley Theory

October

Effective Safety Planning
Bow Tie Accident Investigation
Unsafe Roadside Work
Are safety committee members and safety representatives liable for the advice they may give?

September

Road Safety Special Edition

August

Flammable liquids and static electricity.
Is fatigue a WHS issue?
Can you use mobile phones at the petrol station?
Do you need an external person to conduct a rack inspection?
Are alcohol-based hand sanitisers dangerous?

July

Forklift Safety
AIHS Conference Summary
De-Cluttering Safety

June

Why most “Take5s” don’t work.
What should be on your safety notice board.
Engineered silica stone ban
Can ‘domestic type’ extension leads be used in the workplace?

May

Measuring safety performance.
Electric safety changes.
Correct wearing of respirators enforced.
Harsh tone not necessarily bullying.
Scheduler convicted of recklessness
Vic incident notification amendment.

April

Is there too much psychological health?
Stress is good for your health and business.
Is it legal to park your car on the nature strip?
New welding fumes limit.
Too much hi-vis?
28th April - Workers Memorial Day.

March

Noise cancelling Airpods & headphones in PPE areas.
When are child car restraints required.
First Vic & Qld personal manslaughter convictions.
Economics of safety from famous economist, Thomas Sowell.
Risk of BBQ wire brushes

Questions of the Week

What legally constitutes as a trip hazard?
Can we use non-fluorescent uniforms as our high viz?

February

Self driving Cars
Do car companies have a sense of humour?
Trucking executive jailed for 3 years
Work Injury trends 2023
Selfie photo risks

Questions of the Week

By law do we need to do fire warden training every year?
If a forklift operator is found to exceed the workplace alcohol limit, do they lose their licence?

2023

December

Can higher speed limits improve safety and are autonomous cars too polite?

Can you put a Christmas tree on your car roof?
Presents with Lithium-ion batteries
Call for ban on Engineered Stone
Dangerous Goods Waste Disposal
Electric Car Chargers.

November

How high can we stack IBC’s and Are “The Block’s” benchtops unsafe?

Also this month:

Replace Gas
New Asbestos Register
Toxic Workplace Conviction

October

Are reversing beepers compusory and what is wrong with this sign?

Also this month

Crisis vs Emergency Management
National Safe Work Month

September

It’s time to get serious about Emergency Planning.

Also this month

Are they ok? 5 signs of distress in workers.
Question of the month: Are fire alarms required in all workplaces?
Scalping conviction.
Elevated Work Platform Crush Hazards.

August

Andrea and Sue’Ellen answer the question “Do construction induction cards expire?”

Also this month

Managing Manual Handling Risks.
Tradies National Health Month.
Workplaces are not playgrounds.

July

Join Stephen and Andrea as they discuss our Benchmarking Survey and Crane Exclusion Zones.

Also this month:

Bradbury Chemical Fires Prosecution.
Question of the week: Are workplaces required to have fire wardens?

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June

Gary and Andrea discuss measuring safety and Frank from LinkSafe explains the new LinkSafe Form.

Also this month:

Is that new car smell harmful?
No such thing as online training.
What is the legally required prequency for test & tag of portable electrical leads and equipment?

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May

Join Gary and Andrea as they discuss Good Process but Bad Practices and when do you need a Dangerous Goods manifest?

Also this month:

How close are pedestrians allowed to come to operating mobile plant?
How close are workers allowed to approach an unprotected edge?
AIHS Policy on Engineered Stone.
Road Safety Week.

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April

Join us this month as Gary discusses Risk Assessment problem and their solutions

Also this month:

Question of the week
DG Fire Brigade Applications
Recent Safety Bulletins

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March

This month Sue’Ellen discusses Storm Safety.

Questions of the week answered:

Must workshop equipment have foot emergency stop buttons?
Can non-electrical staff open electrical junction boxes to adjust setting?
Do forklift pedestrian cages have to have the manufacturer’s plaque attached?

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February 2023

Join us for the first Webinar of 2023 where Andrea and Sue’Ellen discuss:

Lost Limbs and Digits
Electric Vehicles
Must Hard Hats be Work on a Construction Site?

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November 2022

This month, Gary and Andrea Rowe discuss the Strategic Safety Planning and Cyber Security.

Also on is:

Driver Fatigue Management Regulations
New Dangerous Goods Regulations
Remembrance Day

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October 2022

This month, Andrea Rowe will look at the upcoming Safety events eg Safe Work Month, Ride to Work Day, Thunderstorm Asthma alert, and the new Victoria Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Also, Gary explains different rules for E-Bikes & E-Scooters,

Some other Legislative Changes, and our upcoming Strategic Safety Planning workshop.

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September 2022

This month, one of our senior consultants - Stephen Weber discusses the new psychological health regulations and whether or not apprentices can do licensed work.

Also on is:

R U OK? Day
Walk to Work Day
National Safe Work Month 2022
Strategic Safety Planning
Safety Leadership Workshop

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August 2022

Gary Rowe and Stephen Weber discuss Electric Vehicle fire risks.

Also this month

Vic WHS Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations
Vic Compliance Code- WHS Across Languages
Inadequate Buddy Systems
Can you Rely on Verbal Advice?

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July 2022

In July’s webinar, Gary discusses:

Thermal Comfort in Offices
Engineered Stone Licence
New Standards for Button Batteries
Safety Plans for your Workplace

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June 2022

In today’s webinar, we:

Working in the Cold
Dealing with Non-Compliance
Stressed -An Employers Right to Ask
Safety Alert - Sliding Gates

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May 2022

In today’s webinar, we:

look at why safety programs fail
discuss safety with respect to hot water bottles
touch on contractual chain duties

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April 2022

In today’s webinar, Dr Stephen Weber discusses:
The important role of executives in safety
Changes to Incident Notification Reporting
World Day for Health and Safety

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March 2022

In today’s webinar, we :

Review Gaprie’s range of safety net systems for building sites, pallet racking and pallet wrapping
Discuss some changes to safety regulations in Victoria and WA
Welcome our latest team member

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February 2022

In today's webinar, Gary Rowe and Andrea Rowe discuss the following topics:

Safety Spotter vs Safety Observer
Driver Medical Fitness
Changes to COVID Reporting
Legislative Update
Safety Benchmarking Survey

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December 2021

In today’s webinar, Gary Rowe reviews:

Tree Safety
First Aid code
Road Safety Tips
Engineered Stone (silica) Regs
Breaking News

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November 2021

In today’s webinar Gary and Andrea discuss:

The Psychology of emergencies
OHS Insurance Prohibited
Are COVID masks poisoning us?
Eye Strain and COVID
Dangerous Goods changes

October 2021

Join Ben Olih and Andrea Rowe as they discuss important safety news this month.

•Ben Olih Part 2 - Managing Safety in Unprecedented Times

• Recording Vaccination Status

• Is Your Air-Con System Causing COVID?

• Benchmarking Survey – Last Chance

• Alfred Occupational Respiratory Clinic

• Online Safety Leadership Training Course

• OHSA Top 10 Violations & October is Safety Month

Links mentioned in Webinar

September 2021

Join Ben Olih and Gary Rowe as they discuss important safety news this month.

Safety Leadership in Unprecedented Times - Part 1
Making COVID vaccines mandatory
2021 Safety Action Benchmarking Survey
Dangerous Hydraulic Trailer Ramps
Dangerous forklift Practices

August 2021

Join CEO Gary Rowe as he discusses important Safety news this month.

On-The-Spot OHS Fines
Unclear Injury Date is Ok
Update to Victoria’s Workplace Facilities Code
WA Workplace Behaviour Code
Vibration Injury Costs $1.5m

July 2021

Code of Conduct and Safety
What can OHS teach COVID?
SWMS and Confined Spaces
Benchmarking Survey 2021 and more.

Preparing An Effective SWMS

In this useful short video Safety Action CEO Gary Rowe will show you how to prepare an effective and compliant Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS).

May 2021

What’s Your Poison? Gee, that tastes a bit strange!
Safe work Australia Traffic Management
Cycling Safety - Victoria’s New Law

April 2021

Safety Near Mobile Equipment
Leadership vs Authority
Human error Workshop
2021 Benchmarking Safety Performance Survey

March 2021

Evil SWMS - The Devil is in Too Much Detail
Values vs Culture
Safety Alert: Lifting Slings
Safety Performance Survey

February 2021

Welcome to our first Webinar of 2021. In this months webinar:

Chain Barriers and Warning Signage
New Silica Regulations
Is that a Valid Certificate?
Office Odour Causes Workers Compensation

December 2020

In December’s webinar Gary discusses various issues pertinent to the Christmas season and other subjects including

Annoying people at Christmas
Can we give away old equipment?
Asbestos bush fire risk
Working near deep water
Legislative Update

November 2020

In Novembers webinar, Gary discusses one of the leading causes of injuries, Ladders, and whether we should get rid of them. Also this month:

Will your Emergency Plan survive an emergency?
Fine for Falsifying Safety Records.
Difference Between a Safety Fence and a Perimeter Fence.
Recent Case - Unsafe Imported Pump Kills.

October 2020

Today Gary Rowe provides answers to safety questions relating to fencing requirements for pools and dams, licensing requirements for the use of chainsaws, whether you can enforce temperature checks at work and finally do we need to guard unused areas or equipment?

September 2020

In todays webinar Gary speaks to the September newsletter’s lead article "Can You Spot a Liar?" and looks at the issue of liability after an employee was stung by a bee.

Ben Olih provides useful information with respect to identifying and managing employee stress in relation to working from home and the process of fit testing disposable masks.

August 2020

COVID Risk Management techniques: Planing for 3 years, Working from home and working in the workplace during COVID-19 restrictions are some of the points covered in today’s webinar.

July 2020

In today's webinar Dr Stephen Weber and Andrea Rowe will guide you through some of the important Q3 legislative updates including the industrial manslaughter laws and the storage of dangerous goods. Stephen will raise some aspects of preparing a COVID ready workplace you may not have thought about and Andrea will discuss the hot topic of the wearing of masks.

Manufacturers Manual

COVID reopening tips

June 2020

Safety Links

Safety Action has collected a range of safety related resources that you may find useful and included them in the links below. If you need further assistance in finding or interpreting legislation, or addressing a particular problem in your workplace, please contact us.

Updated: August 21st 2020.