Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances are used in everyday occurrences, such as cleaning the office, fuelling your vehicle and herbicide for unwanted vegetation. WorkSafe Victorian Statistics estimates that over 200 personnel receive chemical burns when handling, storing or transporting haz...

Now that the winter months are upon us, mould can be an issue for some homes and buildings. Due to the colder temperatures and use of heaters, as well as sealing up of homes and rooms, moisture builds up around windows, sills, corners of rooms, bathrooms and laundries. The combination of moist...

"Our people are our greatest asset." You may well have heard this mantra and you may well actually believe in it! Your answer to the following question however, may reveal a little about your organisational culture when it comes to how well are you managing the health, safety and wel...

HAZCON's CEO Peter Attwood was very proud to present HSE consultant John Rochford with his Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety at last month's Business Performance Review. After two years of hard work and dedication, John was awarded his post-graduate certification e...

GETTING IT RIGHT The Four Rights of Safety - People, Skills, Systems and Culture Improving Occupational Health and Safety has never been about a single approach producing a good outcome. The improvements in safety are always the end result of systematically improving every aspect ...