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VERX Australia Blog
5M ago
Ready to elevate your climbing game? Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned climber, choosing the right gear is crucial, and it starts with the perfect pair of shoes. The right shoes can significantly impact your performance, comfort, and ability to tackle challenging climbs. That's where Ocun comes in, a brand renowned for revolutionising the climbing world. In this feature, we explore Ocun's standout climbing shoes - Striker QC, Advancer QC, Bullit, Havoc, Fury, and Rentals - each designed to meet different needs for your climbing experience.
Let's dive into what makes Ocu ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
2y ago
Working in confined spaces has the potential for many hazards. To minimize the risk of an injury, workers need to have proper safety equipment when entering and working inside these dangerous areas. That’s why we’ve prepared an overview of the critical confined space equipment for entry and rescue.
Table of contents
What is confined space?
Equipment for confined space entry and rescue
Confined space tripods
Davit arms
Retractable fall arresters
Rescue winches
Conclusion
What is confined space?
A confined space is a place that is almost entirely enclosed and has a limited means of entry an ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
Working in the treetops, whether you are an arborist, arboriculturist, or tree surgeon, can be challenging. To perform your job, you have to be able to safely climb a tree, and move around the treetops freely while having multiple tools attached to you. This is almost impossible without proper and professional tree climbing gear.
That’s why we prepared a tree climbing gear list for you. We picked the 10 most essential pieces of equipment for every tree professional.
But before we jump right to it, let’s have a look at arborist tree climbing techniques first and briefly talk about arborist ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
Roof work is an essential service that carries certain risks. Every year, thousands of roofers fall from heights and suffer injuries when repairing, maintaining, and installing roofs and other equipment. Anytime you are up on a roof, whether that is or a few minutes or hours, you need to take proper precautions and use the appropriate roof work safety equipment to control the risk and severity of potential falls. We say control here for a reason, as danger is always close by and you can never mitigate all risks.
The biggest cause of roofing injuries is slipping or falling from roof edges ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
Roof work is an essential service that carries certain risks. Every year, thousands of roofers fall from heights and suffer injuries when repairing, maintaining, and installing roofs and other equipment. Anytime you are up on a roof, whether that is or a few minutes or hours, you need to take proper precautions and use the appropriate roof work safety equipment to control the risk and severity of potential falls. We say control here for a reason, as danger is always close by and you can never mitigate all risks.
The biggest cause of roofing injuries is slipping or falling from roof edges ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
Roof work is an essential service that carries certain risks. Every year, thousands of roofers fall from heights and suffer injuries when repairing, maintaining, and installing roofs and other equipment. Anytime you are up on a roof, whether that is or a few minutes or hours, you need to take proper precautions and use the appropriate roof work safety equipment to control the risk and severity of potential falls. We say control here for a reason, as danger is always close by and you can never mitigate all risks.
The biggest cause of roofing injuries is slipping or falling from roof edges ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
While there is no doubt scaffolding improves the safety and performance of workers on a construction site, it is still not a foolproof solution for an individual’s safety. Every year, thousands of workers are injured in scaffolding falls, around the globe. Ignoring the importance or failing to implement additional safety measures, such as scaffolding and personal protective equipment, can be catastrophic to the worker
Firstly, the scaffold equipment needs to be erected by a highly qualified personnel, and should match the type of work being done. Second, the entire construction team must under ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
Roof work is an essential service that carries certain risks. Every year, thousands of roofers fall from heights and suffer injuries when repairing, maintaining, and installing roofs and other equipment. Anytime you are up on a roof, whether that is or a few minutes or hours, you need to take proper precautions and use the appropriate roof work safety equipment to control the risk and severity of potential falls. We say control here for a reason, as danger is always close by and you can never mitigate all risks.
The biggest cause of roofing injuries is slipping or falling from roof edges ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
While there is no doubt scaffolding improves the safety and performance of workers on a construction site, it is still not a foolproof solution for an individual’s safety. Every year, thousands of workers are injured in scaffolding falls, around the globe. Ignoring the importance or failing to implement additional safety measures, such as scaffolding and personal protective equipment, can be catastrophic to the worker
Firstly, the scaffold equipment needs to be erected by a highly qualified personnel, and should match the type of work being done. Second, the entire construction team must under ..read more
VERX Australia Blog
3y ago
While there is no doubt scaffolding improves the safety and performance of workers on a construction site, it is still not a foolproof solution for an individual’s safety. Every year, thousands of workers are injured in scaffolding falls, around the globe. Ignoring the importance or failing to implement additional safety measures, such as scaffolding and personal protective equipment, can be catastrophic to the worker
Firstly, the scaffold equipment needs to be erected by a highly qualified personnel, and should match the type of work being done. Second, the entire construction team must under ..read more