Federal, State and Territory WHS Acts: Federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice 2012 Australian Capital Territory Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety…
Federal, State and Territory WHS Acts: Federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice 2012 Australian Capital Territory Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety…
Workplace Hazards A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm. Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk. Physical hazards are conditions or situations that can cause the body physical…
Part 2 We identified in Part 1 that WHS Management Plans are mandatory for the construction industry. We also know that the old adage of Prevention is better than Cure doubly applies when working with safety. While there is no specific legislated requirement…
Brisbane based commercial cleaning company, APS Cleaning, has recently re-affirmed its commitment to Best Practice through continuous improvements to processes, products and services with the implementation of a Quality Management System. The industry leading organisation was recently awarded certification to ISO9001:2008 , which complements…
Part 1 A Work Health and Safety Management Plan is required by law in the construction industry: The purpose of the WHS Management Plan is to manage workplace health and safety obligations. Under the various Work Health & Safety Acts,…
Reuse-RecycleIT is an Australian company specialising in the facilitation and logistics management of recycling and reusing end-of-life ICT and office equipment. This Canberra-based company brings together a talented team of professionals with many years of combined experience dedicated to providing…
Employee Engagement An “engaged employee” is one who is fully involved in, and enthusiastic about their work, and thus will act in a way that furthers their organisation’s interests. Employee engagement is a strong contributor to a business’s success. A lack of…
To get the maximum impact from the process it is necessary to put some structure around our Objectives. The current Best Practice when it comes to setting targets is to use SMART SMART stands for: SPECIFIC – how much and when MEASURABLE – how…
What is the purpose of having Quality Objectives? Put simply, the Objectives are the tools that make the system pay for itself. The process of setting Objectives, from the high level of the Quality Policy through to the selection of…
Jake’s Cleaning Service is a commercial and industrial cleaning service based in Toowoomba. Jake’s is seeking to meet and exceed industry best practice in environmental performance and aims to achieve continuous environmental improvement through implementing a management system with objectives and targets…