October: National Safe Work Month
October is National Safe Work Month, a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace.
For everyone’s safety, work safely. Noise can damage your hearing if it’s too loud. Both sudden, loud noises, like an explosion; and constant, loud noises, like working near industrial machinery or blaring background music, can damage your hearing.
The person conducting a business must reduce their workers’ exposure to noise as much as possible. A safe and healthy workplace benefits everyone.
Download infographic 1: Hazardous noise in the workplace Infographic 2: Noise hazards and sound levels
Fact sheet An employers’ guide to protecting hearing at work-employers Fact sheet Protecting Your Hearing at Work
Here are 5 free fact sheets about Noise-induced Hearing Loss – put them on your social media, website, newsletter, personalise them by adding your logo.
For more resources, visit the SafeWork Australia website.
Construction Safety: Common Accidents and Toolbox Safety Tips
The threat of falling objects, malfunctioning equipment, slippery walkways, unstable scaffolding, and more exists every time construction workers step onto a job site. In fact, construction work is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country.
This U.S. website by Shulman and Hill lawyers has Toolbox Tips to Help.