Posts Tagged ‘Safety’
Site Induction Mobile App
Site inductions are common practice on Australian work sites, as a method of exchanging safety information between Workers and Site Management. For example, an induction can be used to: Provide workers with a copy of the Site WHS Management plan, and Ensure workers have the required cards/tickets or qualifications for their activities. SiteBook’s Site Induction…
Read MoreHigh Risk Work Licences Suspended in SA
SafeWork SA recently suspended the High Risk Work Licences of three individuals after two separate incidents involving the unsafe operation of a mobile crane. In the first incident, the crane operator used the crane’s hook to transport a rigger from one level to another, sometimes called “riding the hook.” The second incident saw the crane…
Read MoreNT Workers warned of heat stress for coming months
WorkSafe NT has warned workers and employers in the Northern Territory to prepare for the coming summer, as the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast higher-than-average temperatures for the next three months. The Bureau has also noted that there is an increased risk of heatwaves to accompany the heat. Exposure to high temperatures and humidity can…
Read MoreSafeWork Australia publishes new precast concrete guidelines
SafeWork Australia has published new guidelines regarding prefabricated and tilt-up concrete. This new guide available from the SafeWork Australia website is designed for PCBUs to manage and minimize risks while working with prefabricated concrete on the worksite. Prefabricated or precast concrete, is any concrete manufactured anywhere other than its intended place of installation. Prefabricated (manufactured…
Read MoreSafety and Quality Checklists in the SiteBook app
The SiteBook mobile app can be used to complete safety and quality checklists eg. JSA, JSEA, and Vehicle Pre-starts. Checklists are an important part of risk assessment and a way of ensuring that a job meets all safety requirements and quality standards. Using the SiteBook mobile app workers can complete customizable safety and quality checklists…
Read MoreSafeWork Australia publishes new silica guidelines
SafeWork Australia has published new guideline materials for working with silica based products in the aim of preventing further development of the occupational lung disease silicosis. These guidelines come following a recent surge in Silicosis diagnoses within Australia, for a total of 260 confirmed cases across the nation. Queensland in particular accounts for almost two…
Read MoreCanberra developer fined $180k
A Canberra developer has been fined $180,000, after a 16-year-old fell from a worksite ladder and broke his neck. The developer pleaded guilty to charges of breaching safety obligations, and was fined by the ACT Industrial Court over the 2016 accident. The boy was standing on a ladder positioned next to an open stairwell, when…
Read MorePreparing SWMS with the SiteBook App
With the SiteBook Tradie mobile app, you can prepare Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) on site with your smart phone. To create a new SWMS, choose a template to copy, review the job steps, activities, hazards and control measures, then sign-off the SWMS as “Reviewed”. After the review is complete, the SMWS is locked. Workers…
Read MoreCorrective Action Reports in SiteBook App
The SiteBook mobile app now allows for the filing of Corrective Action Reports Corrective Action Reports can be used to record defects and track progress of repair. Actions within the report correspond to individual corrections which need to be made. File an Action Report by selecting a job Then assign a person to the action…
Read MoreToolbox Talks in SiteBook Mobile App
The SiteBook mobile app now supports Toolbox Talks for Site Managers and Contractors. The Toolbox Talks feature is an easy way of documenting any informal safety meetings held on a worksite. Add a Toolbox Talk by selecting a job Then you can set the talk topic, select the attendees, and add any notes or photos.…
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