COVID-19 SWMS and Procedures

Under the Work Health and Safety laws, employers have a duty to provide a safe working environment for workers, that includes identifying risks and implementing control measures to reduce potential harm. Within the current climate, exposure to COVID-19 is considered a risk, as death may result. PCBU’s must therefore do everything reasonably practicable to keep…

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SWMS Content for Plant Operators

If you are a PCBU, you will often be faced with the responsibility of ensuring that plant is used, stored, and maintained safely on the work site. Plant generally refers to any machinery, equipment, or tools. Powered mobile plant is defined as “any plant that is provided with some form of self-propulsion that is ordinarily…

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Supplier Only Changes

Recently we have made changes to the way ‘Supplier Only’ works. Personnel/Contacts that are flagged as Supplier Only will now has their Orders default to Supplier Only. This means you will no longer have to designate individual orders as ‘Supplier Only’ for contacts already marked as supplier only. However, it also creates some potential issues.…

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Site Attendance Register with a Mobile App

A key aspect of managing safety on a commercial work site, or high density residential site, is to keep a record of the people currently on the site. This record is referred to as a Site Attendance Register. In the case of an emergency the Site manager is required to account for everyone’s whereabouts, and…

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SA Building Cladding Audit results – High risk buildings

The South Australian Government has released the findings of the South Australian Building Cladding Audit Interim Report on public-owned and private-owned buildings. The report showed that only two public-owned buildings were regarded as high-risk; one under construction and not accessible to the public and the other an ablution block which will be corrected within weeks.…

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SafeWork Australia publishes new precast concrete guidelines

SafeWork Australia has published new guidelines regarding prefabricated and tilt-up concrete. This new guide available from the SafeWork Australia website is designed for PCBUs to manage and minimize risks while working with prefabricated concrete on the worksite. Prefabricated or precast concrete, is any concrete manufactured anywhere other than its intended place of installation. Prefabricated (manufactured…

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Corrective Action Reports in SiteBook App

The SiteBook mobile app now allows for the filing of Corrective Action Reports Corrective Action Reports can be used to record defects and track progress of repair. Actions within the report correspond to individual corrections which need to be made. File an Action Report by selecting a job Then assign a person to the action…

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Toolbox Talks in SiteBook Mobile App

The SiteBook mobile app now supports Toolbox Talks for Site Managers and Contractors. The Toolbox Talks feature is an easy way of documenting any informal safety meetings held on a worksite. Add a Toolbox Talk by selecting a job Then you can set the talk topic, select the attendees, and add any notes or photos.…

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SWMS Smartphone App

SWMS Smartphone App SiteBook’s smartphone app allows workers to easily prepare a SWMS on site using their smartphone Here’s how to prepare a SWMS using the mobile app: Supervisors can amend the SWMS at any time using their phone. Activities and job steps can be added, edited, or removed to make the SWMS site specific.…

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SWMS Mobile App

SiteBook’s mobile app allows workers to easily prepare a SWMS on site using their mobile phone The process is simple: Select a SWMS template Choose the Job Steps required Review and sign-off Have workers sign-on Watch our video to see a SWMS being prepared on the mobile app: Supervisors can amend the SWMS at any…

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