Safety in Your Workplace: How to Focus on Prevention
Rather than wait until an injury in your workplace, focus on prevention and harm minimisation. The promotion of safety and wellbeing of employees is crucial to a positive and efficient work environment. Here are a few ways you can focus on prevention when it comes to safety in a workplace: Training Training for a job […]
Guide: How Barriers Can Reduce Workplace Injuries
Studies reveal that there are around 2.9 million workplace injuries a year. This number may seem shocking to some of you, but to others, it is a consistent reality. The goal that many companies want is to reduce injuries in the workplace to zero. While it may seem impossible to bring that number down to zero, […]
The Ultimate Checklist for Traffic Control Employees
Any job site, no matter the industry, poses several risks to those working onsite. This is where safety measures and control are vital, with each working sector doing their part while onsite. When it comes to the successful coordination of all working pieces on a job site, adequate management, focus and control of all working parts […]
Protect Your Pallet Rack with Rack PRO
Pallet racks are essential in any warehouse, as well as retail centres and other commercial spaces. They are designed to store materials and supplies. However, they are also prone to damage, especially if the weight becomes too much or if the goods are not loaded properly. This why you should protect your pallet rack with […]
Which is the Right Barrier for Your Workplace?
Ensuring the safety of the workers should be the topmost priority in every business, especially if your workplace contains many different risk factors. If you are the business owner or the safety leader in your company, it is your duty to find the appropriate safety barriers and processes that should be implemented in […]
How the Vivid Safety Gate Keeps You Safe
‘Safety First’ is a well-known slogan in industry. Business owners, operators and managers should take this to heart in order to avoid unpleasant consequences that might affect staff and operations. Utilising safety barriers such as the Verge Vivid Safety Gate is one way to ensure safety in the workplace. What is the Verge Vivid Safety […]
Safety Colours: How They Are Used To Protect You In The Workplace
Colours play an important role in enhancing the safety of individuals in public places as well as other work settings. Eye-catching colours can be used to alert people about an impending threat or risk that could lead to severe repercussions. In fact, there is a wide range of industry specific standards related to safety colours […]
Durability and Endurance of Verge Products
One of the major considerations in any major purchase is the reliability and durability of that product. This is why such products come with a warranty – the seller’s guarantee to the buyer that for a given period of time, the customer can expect a certain degree of performance and service from the purchased product. […]
Optimisation of safety and security in your premises with Verge Safety products
Safety isn’t just a motto; it is a way of life in the modern day workplace setting. Businesses around the world are becoming increasingly aware that safety in the place of work is paramount not only for boosting workforce productivity and morale, but also for the organization’s operational sustainability. We at Verge have carried […]
Is Due Diligence Enough ?
Following the last blog post, I came across this article and thought I might give some insights. On Friday 19 Jul 2019, ATTA Quality Training Services Pty Ltd, an occupational health and safety training organisation has been convicted and fined $200,000 for falsifying scaffolding and forklift training records. ATTA Quality Training Services, a WorkSafe approved […]
