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 […]
Top 7 Job Site Hazards
In 2013, work-related injuries cost the Australian economy over $61 billion. Job site hazards slow down production, threaten worker safety, and hurt a company’s bottom line. You cannot afford to overlook safety. Take every precaution to maintain good standards for injury prevention. Regardless of the project you’re working on, failing to reduce unnecessary risks […]
Is the Risk Worth the Cost?
Forklifts are among the most frequently used pieces of equipment in the workplace; because they are small compact machines, designed to navigate very narrow aisle and have a great lifting capacity. They are efficient for moving heavy goods and supplies from one place to another with little effort; yet the most dangerous and cause serious accidents. There are many […]
Cost of forklift accident Vs cost of prevention
Forklift near misses happen everyday and most go unrecorded. Accidents can happen just far too quickly. Possible scenarios Forklift hits main conveyor line halting dispatch for multiple days until repaired Forklift hits and injures staff member walking in factory Forklift hits end of pallet racking bringing it all down Forklift hits structural column weakening support […]
CASE STUDY: AUSTRALIA POST- MELBOURNE GATEWAY FACILITY
Verge Safety Barriers helps businesses solve their workplace safety issues by upgrading traffic management plans and installing appropriate products to create a safe working environment. Project: Australia Post Melbourne Gateway Facility Location: Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine VIC Year: 2018 Product: 3 ULD storage compounds (103) lin meters of 5.5m high Verge Hy-Wall barrier 60 lin metres of Verge […]
CASE STUDY: KERRY INGREDIENTS
Verge Safety Barriers helps businesses solve their workplace safety issues by upgrading traffic management plans and installing appropriate products to create a safe working environment. Project: Kerry Ingredients Australia Pty Limited Location: Murarrie (Brisbane), QLD Year: 2018 Product: 32 x lineal meters of Verge HD barrier 8 x Verge self-closing V-gates 4 x 600mm domed […]
CASE STUDY: USG BORAL
Verge Safety Barriers helps businesses solve their workplace safety issues by upgrading traffic management plans and installing appropriate products to create a safe working environment. Project: USG Boral Location: Camilla, NSW Year: 2017 Product: 283 lineal metres of HD series Barrier 15 x 1 metre wide V-Gates 8x 1 metre wide Verge Vivid Gates 3x […]
7 Tips for Choosing the Right Safety Barriers for Your Needs
The transport, postal, and warehousing industries suffered the most workplace injuries in the past decade. It’s estimated that 26% of all the workplace-related fatalities come from these industries. Safety in the workplace is one of the most important things needed to ensure that the business stays OH&S compliant. The best way to prevent a lot of workplace […]
