Workplace training and safety blog

Posted in Chemical, Safety

Correspondence chemical refresher course

Dear James,After recently completing this course, I found that it was a good course that was structured very conveniently, with instructions and questions that were easy to understand.  I was able to find all answers in the material given and completed it in about 1 day.  The only negative I can find…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Mum with kids changing flat tyre

Hi James, Just wanted to say thank you for teaching me how to change a tyre.  It came in very hand last week, I got a flat rear tyre on my commodore and it was just me and the kids.  I rang my partner and he said he would come and change the tyre for me but I told him to let me have a go since I had…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Do you need a driving policy or vehicle policy?

If you are in need of a driving policy read this article, it will help you when making decision about staff safety and driving in the NT.  The Vehicle Policy must have a Purpose.1. Train Safe NT is committed to providing safe systems of work and aims to maintain all vehicles at a high standard for both…

Posted in Safety

Motorbikes vs Quad which is the safest?

The name ATV (all terrain vehicle) is very misleading, the ATV cannot be used on paved or sealed roads as they can roll over easily because the wheels grip.  The ATV is not good on hills as they can roll over due to the unstable nature of the machine, so why were they called All Terrain Vehicle?  This…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

4 reasons why NT roads kill people

The road fatalities in the NT are about 3-4 times greater than NSW, so why are NT roads dangerous?  Do more people get killed on remote roads in the Central Australian region?  The answer is yes.  There are many reasons why a road accident 500km from Alice Springs or Darwin can be fatal.  What…