Worried about the safety on your construction site? There are so many hazards that it can be hard to keep up with everything all of the time. The best thing you can do to ensure safety is use common sense and have strong communication skills. Below are some safety tips to help protect the workers […]
Ladder Safety – More Like Ladder Stupidity
Here is a link to some pictures of what some people get up to with their ladders. Safety doesn’t seem to be an issue with these workmen. Here is just one sample from the site. Click here to see the rest of the pics. I first found the link to these pictures on another site. […]
Eco Friendly Solutions for your Renovations
“Safer Solutions” a website that is designed to raise awareness of Environmental, Health and Safety risks around the home, have released a guide for DIY Renovators. Here is an excerpt their press release: ‘Safer Solutions for Safer Renovations’ is Total Environment Centre’s (TEC) recently released guide to safeguarding a family’s health by reducing chemical pollution […]
Most Common DIY Handyman Accidents
Also on the same site as the previous post (Protect Your Power Tools) there is an interesting article reprinted from The Sydney Morning Herald. It states that the 3 most common accidents for weekend DIY Handymen are: 1st – The Angle Grinder (80% are eye injuries) 2nd – Falls from a ladder 3rd – The […]
LadderSmart – Ladder Safe
Here is a great new Australian product that should help prevent some of the usual DIY handyman accidents around the home. It is called Laddersmart and it has been designed to secure your ladder to the gutter of your house to prevent accidents and falls. It should also protect your gutter from damage that can […]