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IN THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER
1. News and Reviews- Mine Safety Report
2. Events and Training- Safety, Culture and Risk Book Review
3. Featured Article- Workplace Safety- Hearing Protection
4. Next Months Focus
5. Discount Voucher
NEWS AND REVIEWS
Mine Safety Report ninemsn Sun Apr 10 2005
Following the death of a young miner who drowned in a colliery accident in 1996, the NSW government released the mine safety report which was written by Neville Wran, former NSW Premier. This report recommends 31 safety improvements and calls for a bolstering of the Mine Safety Advisory Council to assist in their efforts to investigate work hours, fatigue levels and risk assessment methods. The report highlights a growing trend over the past decade in the mining industry of longer average working hours and an increase in the proportion of the workforce undertaking longer duration working hours.
EVENTS AND TRAINING
FutureSafe
9-13 May
Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre
FutureSafe is Australia’s premier OHS event held by the National Safety Council of Australia.
For further information, check out their website at www.safetynews.com
Powder & Bulk Solids Southeast Conference/Exhibition
11-12 May 2005
Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta GA, USA
Find the most innovative and cost effective solutions for powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and storing. Over 140 exhibits and comprehensive education - Register Now for Free Expo Hall Admission and Conference Discounts!
“Safety, Culture and Risk? by Professor Andrew Hopkins
This book focuses on the concepts of safety, culture and risk and deals with the complex issues in a clear and informative style that will both inform organizations and companies and assist them to be better able to create safe environments for their employees and clients and to mitigate risk. More Info
FEATURED ARTICLE
Workplace Safety. Hear Hear
Hearing loss is a real and serious threat to the health and well being of employees who work in high risk noise environments.
Statistics have shown that 27% of people suffer from hearing loss as a result of exposure to excessively loud noises. This hearing loss results because loud noises cause actual physical damage to the delicate hearing mechanisms of the inner ear. This damage to hearing from loud noises occurs when noise levels exceed 85 decibels which is similar to the noise of heavy traffic.
Exposure to loud noises in the work place is also the single most common cause of hearing loss in Australia. The most dangerous aspect of exposure to excessively loud noises over extended periods of time is that the damage to your hearing can be so gradual and painless that you may not notice the minor deteriorations from day to day.
Exposure to constant and excessive loud noise can create other health problems aside from hearing loss. It can cause headaches, elevated blood pressure, fatigue, irritability and increased susceptibility to colds and other minor infections.
Currently there is no cure or treatment for permanent damage caused therefore prevention via controlling or reducing the exposure to loud noises is the most effective way to prevent noise related hearing loss. Some ways of controlling or reducing exposure to loud noise in the work place include: changing or modifying noisy equipment, locating noisy equipment in a separate or soundproof area, modify the use of noisy equipment to minimize the number of people that will be exposed to the noise or where noisy equipment is directly handled by employees by using personal hearing protection such as ear plugs or ear muffs.
Further information of the how to protect and manage hearing at work, visit the Workcover NSW website and download a copy of their “Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work handbook.
* Information sourced from Victorian State Government Department of Human Services.
NEXT MONTHS FOCUS
Respiratory Protection
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