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Forklift Safety - Reducing the Risks Forklifts cause 10 percent of workplace injuries in factories and warehouses. However, most of these incidents can be prevented, especially when workers and businesses work together to improve health and safety at work.  Combining safety equipment, pedestrian and operator safety training, clearly demonstrates that your business takes a proactive approach to safety. Below are some simple tips to follow to ensure safe operation of forklifts. Although these tips are simple and quite basic they are a good starting point to support workplace health and safety guidelines. Inspect the Forklift Before Use Inspecting the truck [...]

Fatigue Management At Work. We’ve all been there. It’s 2 p.m. and lunch is over, but instead of feeling recharged and focused.  You’re ready to curl up in a corner, turn off the lights and take a nap. No one will notice, right? While it’s completely normal to hit the dreaded afternoon slump, what happens when this feeling is around all day, every day? Workplace fatigue isn’t just being physically tired—it’s being mentally exhausted. So, what is work fatigue? Safe Work Australia define fatigue as “a mental and/or physical exhaustion that reduces your ability to perform your work safely and effectively”. Signs of fatigue include: [...]