Structural Collapse
Worksafe Victoria – Safety Soapbox This month we’re reminding the construction industry about the risk of structural collapse. In this article, we cover the control methods that should be [...]
Workplace Mental Health
While we now find ourselves in a position of our work lives returning more and more to pre covid conditions, we are seeing a hangover effect or Covid fatigue [...]
School fined $140,000 after tree breach
Monday February 21st, 2022 – Melbourne private school Haileybury was sentenced today in the Melbourne County Court after previously pleading guilty to two charges under the Occupational Health and [...]
Power Tool Battery Fires
Power tool battery fires – warning Lithium-ion batteries are sensitive to temperature, and flammable. They are a serious safety risk to health and safety if used, transported or stored [...]
Cyber Security – Business Email Compromise
Cyber Security is a real issue, and we’ve all heard stories of people being scammed where we thought “this wouldn’t have happen to me”, but this industry has become [...]
RME introduces Vehicle Fogger
Room & Vehicle Fogger supplied by Risk Management Essentials Hospital Grade Disinfectant The little package which packs a huge punch! Room and Vehicle Fogger Up to [...]
Did you know you can register an AED with your states Ambulance provider?
Shockingly statistics show 600 people every week die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest, including kids, teenagers, and fit adults. While it’s fantastic that more businesses, community groups and private homes are [...]
Southern Highlands NSW – Another Australian workers life saved with a defibrillator.
At RME, we love a good news story and the attached video of Guy Leech visiting the workplace of cardiac arrest survivor Mick Ritchie is simply [...]
Risk Management Essentials covers all your PPE and safety product needs
Workplace to loud! Need to isolate a work area? RME is here to help. Risk Management Essentials is a one-stop shop for all your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and safety [...]
RME now provides Electrical Testing and Tagging Services
Risk Management Essentials now provides Electrical Testing and Tagging services in Canberra and surrounding NSW areas. Why Test and Tag? We Test and Tag electrical equipment in compliance with the [...]
Ramsol sanitiser and disinfectant
If you’re in Melbourne right now you’re looking forward to reopening your business and wondering what our Covid management plans will need to include to ensure our compliance into stage 3 and beyond. For other states RAMSOL products will definitely be a cost-effective [...]
What is your leadership style?
By: Dianne Rawlings During this unprecedented time, we find ourselves receiving information, strategies, and management ideas from ‘experts’ with many different leadership styles. Whilst Covid is being managed in most Australian [...]
‘Contractor HQ’ Webinar
We recently promoted the ‘Contractor HQ’ Webinar – Contractor Management Best Practices – Practical Tips for Golf Clubs. While this program is not just for golf clubs, this webinar just happened to be targeted at this particular group. During the webinar [...]
SafeWork NSW Alter for fake respiratory protective equipment
By: SafeWork NSW The COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for P2 disposable respirators. As a result, construction businesses (and PCBUs) and some other industries have had difficulty getting P2 disposable respirators used [...]
SafeWork SA – Safety Alert
By SafeWork SA SafeWork SA is issuing a reminder to building owners and contractors about the importance of managing risk of falls. SafeWork SA inspectors recently attended two separate incidents [...]
Worksafe Alert: Importance of having a plan to manage the risks of dangerous goods
By: WorkSafe Victoria WorkSafe Victoria is issuing an alert about the importance of having a plan to manage the risks of dangerous goods when temporarily shutting down or reducing the [...]
What is the definition of a PCBU – Person conducting a business or undertaking
PCBU - Person conducting a business or undertaking The WHS Act places the primary duty of care and various other duties and obligations on a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ (PCBU). [...]
ACT Government: COVID-19 Infection Control Training
By: ACT Government Free nationally accredited training is now available to help local businesses be COVID safe. This training aims to support businesses to re-open safely, reduce the risk of [...]
Returning To Work In A Covid Safe Environment
By: Dianne Rawlings As many of you are returning to work within Covid restrictions there are many new issues and tasks that are required. While we’re now used to not [...]
Is Isolation Affecting Your Mental Health
By: WorkSafe Victoria Reduce risks for your employees associated with working alone or in isolation Understanding the risks People who work alone or in isolation face different levels of risk [...]
Business fined after fatal wall collapse
By: Safety Solutions/NSCA A building company and its subcontractors have been fined a total of $620,000 for breaching the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 after a brick wall fell on [...]
Industrial Manslaughter/ss-6/20
By: VACC Recently there have been several bulletins distributed about the introduction of Industrial Manslaughter offences under the Victorian OHS Act 2004 which will come into effect on 1 July [...]
Mt Waverley developer’s fine increased on appeal
By: Safety Solutions/NSCA Chloch Homes & Developments, a Victorian developer, has pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to ensure that the workplace was safe and without risk to health [...]
SA enforces exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica
By: SafeWork SA SafeWork SA will implement a reduced workplace exposure limit (WEL) for respirable crystalline silica on 1 July 2020. Work health and safety (WHS) ministers have agreed by [...]
Covid Safety Products
As we begin to open our doors, if you need assistance managing your safety measures including, physical distancing, personal hygiene, and contact tracing RME and our partners may be able [...]