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At the 26th annual NSCA Foundation National Safety Awards of Excellence, Greencap were announced winners in the category ‘NSCA Foundation Member of the Year’. The criteria for nomination in this…

WorkSafe Victoria has published the latest versions of the compliance codes ‘Managing Asbestos in Workplaces’ and ‘Removing Asbestos in Workplaces’.   Notable Changes Asbestos Removal Changes…

Chain of Responsibility (CoR) is a concept that places legal obligations on parties in the transport supply chain. It was devised in the early 2000s to impart accountability, driver fatigue…

Greencap Darwin now has a NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) accredited laboratory, formally acknowledging the capacity to deliver reliable technical results from testing conducted in…

The anticipated Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 passed through the Victorian Parliament on 22 August 2018, introducing a new approach to addressing environmental issues. This change…

Source: Safety Solutions Despite being banned from use in Australia from 2004, asbestos is still causing issues for many workplaces. Steven Hains, National Practice Lead, Property, Greencap,…

Changes to NSW legislation around the prevention of Legionnaires’ disease have introduced a risk management approach to the management of cooling tower systems with the aim of protecting public…

Updated: April 2020   Despite being banned from use in Australia since 31st December 2003, asbestos is still a very topical issue in today’s workplaces. The continued raising of awareness is…

On 20 June 2018, the Victorian Environment Minister, the Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, introduced the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018. The bill represents a world-leading transformation of…

There has been significant reporting of PFAS issues in the media over the last few years, especially since the discovery of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) contamination at the Fiskville CFA…

In Australia, two people are diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease every day and it is estimated that, by the year 2030, asbestos-related diseases will have claimed the lives of 60,000. The…

Build safe, healthy workplaces for young workers and future generations!   Saturday 28 April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day, promoting safety and health in the…

  The term ‘Indoor Environmental Professional’ (IEP) is used to describe a professional who assesses building-related microbial and associated impacts. Greencap has prepared a whitepaper to give…

WorkSafe New Zealand has launched a new campaign focused on promoting the use of an important but often overlooked piece of safety gear - your mouth. The series of videos, which feature two…

From the 18-19 of March 2018, a bushfire on the southern NSW coast ravaged up to an estimated 1,000 hectares of residential areas, farmland and forest reserves on the southern NSW coast. The greatest…

Planning and preparing the workforce for how to appropriately respond to an emergency is critical for any business or workplace. Historically, Emergency Management was simply about how to evacuate a…

Greencap’s Kevin White and Cedric Cheong return with the third instalment of the A-Z of Mould, originally published in the January/February 2018 edition of INCLEAN Magazine.     Most people know…

The Australian Mesothelioma Register’s most recent statistics have revealed that approximately 60% of mesothelioma cases are as a result of exposure to asbestos in the workplace. This cancer of the…