Category Archives: General Safety

54th Annual Australian Mines Rescue Competition 2016

Pertrain is a proud sponsor of the 54th Annual Australian Mines Rescue Competition 2016. The Australian Mines Rescue Competition is held annually and brings together mine rescue teams from NSW and QLD to test their emergency response and rescue abilities and demonstrate their excellence in mine safety and health. Pertrain will be on site to support the […]

Creating a mentally healthy workplace

Creating a mentally healthy workplace

As an organisation, we are supporting Heads Up a workplace mental health initiative. Here are a few interesting facts and figures from them. 3.8 million employees in Australia regularly skip their lunch break with half claiming they are too busy. But research tells us that lack of personal time will actually reduce productivity in the […]

Typos and workplace health and safety don’t mix

Click here for a FREE presentation on proof reading and quality control that you can adapt and use for your organisation. Typographical errors, or typos, are a fact of life.  Luckily most of the time they don’t result in devastating or fatal outcomes.  But when people’s health and safety is on the line, you can’t […]

Be SMART with manual handling

Be SMART with manual handling

According to Safe Work Australia, muscle strains and sprains are the most common workplace injuries in Australia, accounting for almost a third of all reported injuries1. Most of these injuries are caused by lifting, pushing or pulling objects. Like any other hazard, the risks associated with manual handling and lifting should be identified using a […]