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10 Steps to Height Safety in the Workplace
Working at heights is a high-risk activity and a leading cause of death and serious injury in Australia. We’re providing 10 real and practical steps to significantly reduce risk, keep your workplace compliant, and create a much safer environment for your employees. 1. Understand your legal obligations A Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) […]
Join us in creating smarter spaces for the future at Total Facilities
We are excited to be exhibiting at Australia’s leading event for facilities and likeminded professionals, Total facilities trade show 2022, which returns to Melbourne 10 – 12 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. TFX brings together a showcase of smart solutions over three value-packed days to support Facility Managers in creating modern spaces […]
What does height safety look like in 2022?
Anchor Safe have been industry leaders in Australia for over 15 years now and have watched the safety scene change dramatically in that time. In the last 2 years alone, we’ve seen the introduction of specific working at heights legislation, a new National Code of Practice was released, amendments to the Australian standard 1891 […]
National Safe Work Month
Its National Safe work month and this year’s theme is “Think Safe, Work Safe, Be Safe”. We’ve all been doing our part in “thinking safely” when it comes to social distancing and masking up this year, but this month is a good time to reflect on safety of a different kind. Height Safety. Falls from […]
When you fall, they fall’ – SafeWork NSW Campaign 2021
Safe Work NSW have based this campaign on research which found that most workers did not consider working on a single storey to be “at heights” and that the impact of a serious injury to themselves and family was the biggest motivator to work safe. Some Key points from this campaign are: 👉 Most serious […]
The Astra of Bondi – Entire Restoration
Being awarded with the restoration of the Astra at Bondi was a very positive start to the year for the rope access team. Right across the road from the legendary Bondi IceBergs, this building is an icon. And what a history this place has. Now a very exclusive over 55s retirement complex and what a […]
5 biggest Winter Risks while working at heights & how to manage them!
Brace yourselves, winter is upon us! And with its inevitable drop in temperature comes a unique set of risks to manage. What are the main hazards and control measures? HIDDEN & SLIPPERY SURFACES Working on roofs is classified as high-risk work. During the winter months this risk is higher and becomes harder to manage. Ice, […]
2020 WINNERS – Masters Painters Awards
Congratulations to the Team for bringing home not 1 but 2 master painters awards. The team won two categories & highly recommended in a 3rd category at the masters painting association event last Saturday. The team entered the before and after photos of two residential buildings in Ultimo that caught the eye of the judges. […]
First man jailed under WA’s workplace safety and health laws
Holding companies and employers accountable is a huge step towards reduced workplace tragedies. The director of a shed company has become the first person to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment under WA’s workplace safety and health laws after a worker fell approximately nine meters from the apex of the roof, suffering fatal injuries. […]
Height Horrors
As leaders in the height safety industry & with over 14 years of experience installing and recertifying height safety systems, our team have discovered some extremely dangerous systems. Our technicians can spot a non-compliant Anchor within seconds but to the average trade using these systems they may not be quite as savvy & aware of […]
