What Is An Occupational Hygienist?
They are not workplace cleaners or occupational health nurses. Occupational Hygienists anticipate, recognise, evaluate and control biological, physical, and chemical health hazards in the workplace. In simpler terms, we try and protect workers short term and long term...
Why Class 5 Hearing Protection Can Over Protect Your Workers
Most people when buying hearing protection for themselves or their workers will look at the packaging and see that there is a hearing protection ‘Class’ system. In general terms each class gives protection against the following noise levels. Class 1 – 85 to less than...
Its GHS Time
Today is the 30 April 2021 – its GHS time! New Zealand has adopted the GHS 7 hazardous substances classification system for classifying our hazardous substances.There are a few things to be aware of: Most of the old classifications correlate to the new ones...
Asbestos In Your Home
Is there Asbestos in your home? What you should know before undertaking any work. Was your house built before 2000? The year 2000 is the date after which as a PCBU or homeowner asbestos is presumed not to be present in the materials used to build/line or furnish homes...