Welcome to the latest edition of our Safety Changemakers enewsletter!
This month Fire Combo Training is our featured course and we provide you with 7 Ways to Improve Safety in the Workplace.
Be sure to purchase your Identifiable Safety Caps to ensure you are compliant in an emergency.
We look forward to hearing from you and assisting with all your safety needs.
Kind Regards,
Tony Metcalf
Chief Executive Officer
Fire and Safety Australia
Featured Course
Fire Combo Training
The Fire Combo training course includes both a theory and a practical component to ensure that employees can safely handle workplace emergencies. The different types of Fire Extinguishers along with the different classes of Fire are also covered in training.
The Fire Extinguisher, Fire Warden and Chief Fire Warden course also covers:
- Safe use of portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Hose Reels and Fire Blankets
- Duties and responsibilities of a Warden as described in Australian Standard AS3745-2010
- Building Fire Alarms and Communications Systems
Register for the course at your nearest facility
7 Ways to Improve Safety in the Workplace
Fire and Safety Australia‘s purpose is to forever change safety in the world, one experience at a time and to do so we have outlined 7 ways you can improve safety in your workplace.
Most workplace injuries are preventable and occur because of factors such as negligence or poor infrastructure. It is crucial that you survey your workplace to ensure all measures have been taken to provide a safe working environment for everyone on site.
NSCA Foundation
National Safety Awards of Excellence | Gala Luncheon
Safety Shop
Identifiable Safety Caps
Australian Standard 3745-2010 requires emergency control organisation personnel to be easily identifiable during an emergency to ensure that building occupants and the emergency services know who to speak to.
Safety Industry News
The new guide Labour hire: duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking, is now available on the Safe Work Australia website.
Businesses using or providing labour hire should read the guide for information about their WHS responsibilities.
Passion for Safety
R U OK? Day
This September Fire and Safety Australia participated in R U OK? Day.
R U OK? Day is a national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone to ask, “Are you OK?” and to remember every day of the year to support people who may be struggling with life’s ups and downs.
| NSW Smithfield |
Health and Safety Committee | 22 October Register |
| NT Yarrawonga |
Provide First Aid | 23 October Register |
| QLD Salisbury |
Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety |
21 - 25 October Register |
| SA Wingfield |
Operate Breathing Apparatus | 09 October Register |
| VIC Mulgrave |
Enter Confined Space | 28 - 29 October Register |
| VIC Derrimut |
Health and Safety Representatives Initial OHS Training Course (VIC) | 7 - 11 October Register |
| WA Canning Vale |
Health and Safety Representatives (Comcare approved in the Commonwealth Jurisdiction) |
21 - 25 October Register |
