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25.01.2022 DO YOU NEED ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH OR SAFETY PROCEDURES, SOP's, SWP's, POLICIES, OR PLANS, BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE TIME TO CREATE THEM? Don't worry. epar has created a document store and it is now ready to be launched. You can purchase every environment and safety document you need from our new and extensive range of documents. To join our mailing list and receive discounts, simply email: [email protected]

25.01.2022 POST TRAUMATIC STRESS OF FIRST RESPONDER AT DREAMWORLD AND KEEPING YOUR TEAM CORONAVIRUS INFORMED The March Stand Up Talks on Coronavirus and Washing Your Hands (Hygiene) are very useful as a means to communicate important information to your team about the new coronavirus and have been sent out today. We have also compiled a Q and A list that we will be releasing into the March Dirty Dozen Initiative that will cover managing the risk of the virus. We will also be releasing ...2 safety posters into the Dirty Dozen Initiative as well as a checklist should you have staff work from home. If you would like these items before the 12th of March please email [email protected] Your staff may be anxious about the risk of a pandemic. Use the epar Stand Ups on Coronavirus, Corona Virus Update and Hand Hygiene. The 4th Stand UP in this months pack looks at post traumatic stress and the impact it had on the first responder to the Dreamworld tragedy. The message from this Stand Up talk is that incidents impact everyone and even trained experienced paramedics can suffer after witnessing traumatic events.

24.01.2022 Free Support Initiative Launched. ASTMA AND EPAR EXPAND EHS COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE A NEW EHS SUPPORT SERVICE FOR ASTMA MEMBERS - FREE EVERYDAY EHS ADVICE WHEREVER YOU ARE. In an exciting development, the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) and epar have partnered together to deliver a free EHS (environment, health and safety) advice and support service to all ASTMA members.... The program aims to empower and build resilience within the ASTMA community to assist resolve any EHS problems, free of charge. ASTMA and State Superintendent association members can access confidential EHS advice service sessions to learn more about any EHS problem they are experiencing at their facility. These could range from risk assessments and hazard management, sustainability and best practice, environment and safety legislation, incidents and incident investigation, infrastructure training and EHS training, and of course COVID-19. ASTMA and epar share a mutual interest in working together to improve access to EHS advice and assistance services for sports turf managers," says ASTMA chief executive Mark Unwin. "Developing a free service for all association members, and free for members of each of our state associations, is a significant step forward. Epar Managing Director Terry Muir says, "Our goal is to reach sports turf manager at the earliest possible moment of environment, health or safety stress, well before problems escalate." The approach is to focus on early intervention. "We want to prevent sports turf managers EHS difficulties from snowballing by providing support the moment they need it. Free EHS Support Contacts have been set up to cover all States and Territories: NSW AND ACT: Madeline Felton 0400 980 538 Liam Hall-Muir 0402 294 534 Terry Muir 0412 294 514 QUEENSLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY Matt Holmes 0404 996 315 VICTORIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA Nathan Tovey 0448 055 062 OFFICE HELPLINE 1300 471 175

24.01.2022 Epar has launched a Coronavirus Reassurance Corner (CRC) to provide our customers the information they need on COVID -19 risks and reassurance. The COVID-19 pandemic can cause a great deal of fear and anxiety, and these emotions can affect the actions people take to protect their health and safety. It is important that the internal COVID-19 communicators in your business constantly strive to strike a balance between offering reassurance and emphasising the risks. Perception ...of risk will influence peoples decisions so epar has launched a Coronavirus Reassurance Corner that will provide our clients with action messages and information to empower people to make informed decisions. 3 documents have been sent out today and we will be providing resources from our COVID -19 toolkit on a regular basis including how to protect my course staff; how to protect bar staff; how to protect golfers. If you need any document now just drop me an email and we will get that to you.

23.01.2022 The epar EHS Diary for September went out today. Twenty two EHS Tip for your staff covering topics that include allergic reactions, hydration at work - sports drinks versus water, managing your emergency point and more. Enjoy. For those using Connect 2.0, a EHS tip will automatically appear on their screen each day. Great evidence of communicating important information. Stay safe.

23.01.2022 Incident in WA - Serious injury, 6 years of costs and time, manager charged, and reputations damaged. The City of Armadale in Western Australia has had a fine increased by $80,000 over a 2014 incident in which a member of the public was seriously injured when struck by a front-end loader at a Council site. The City was originally fined $30,000 (plus costs) in April 2018 over the incident after being charged with failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace. WorkSafe appea...led the penalty to the Full Court of the Supreme Court that found the original fine of $30,000 was manifestly inadequate and the original decision was overturned and the City of Armadale instead fined $110,000. The incident occurred in August 2014, when a member of the public visiting the Hilbert landfill site was putting the tailgate back on his trailer after unloading green waste and was struck by a loader driven by a site supervisor employed by the City of Armadale. He suffered very serious injuries, resulting in him being unable to work. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh said today the successful appeal in this matter should send a strong message to WA employers. The message to be taken from this case is that employers are responsible for the safety and health of their employees and anyone else who is lawfully in their workplaces, Mr Kavanagh said. The decision of the Court of Appeal and resultant increase in the penalty reinforces the message that safe systems of work need to be in place in areas where mobile plant is operating in the vicinity of pedestrians. This case has taken 6 years and absorbed significant resources - it was avoidable! The site manager was also personally fined with the Court finding that the offence occurred with his consent or neglect. He was fined $12500 plus costs of $4950. He knew there was no Safe Work Procedure for the operation of loaders at the site and he allowed mobile plant and pedestrians to be present at the same time. WorkSafe Commissioner Ian Munns stated, "This is a good opportunity to remind employers that not only are they ultimately responsible for the safety and health of their employees and anyone else who is lawfully in workplaces, but that their senior managers must also accept a level of responsibility for safety and health in their areas. Stay safe.

23.01.2022 Thank you Mike Orloff from GIC TV for organising today's webinar. It was a privilege to present " Golf's Great Reset." Thanks also to Daniel Bateup from GBA for his insights into the golf insurance world and COVID19 and thankyou to all the attendees for taking the time to tune in. Until next time - Stay safe, stay separated, but stay connected. We'll keep you posted on our new app , eparV coming real soon.

22.01.2022 A CSIRO study has been released today showing the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can live for up to 28 days on surfaces such as mobile phone screens and ATMs much longer than previously thought. . Key points from the study that will be released in The Journal of Virology today: . The virus survives on most surfaces for about six to seven days before starting to lose potency... . On some surfaces, such as glass and paper banknotes, the virus lasts for longer than a month . Even after two weeks, there was still plenty of live, infectious virus which could potentially infect someone. . The researchers said that even crockery in a restaurant was a potential source of infection because stainless steel is commonly used for cutlery. . On some surfaces, such as glass and paper banknotes, the virus was still there after one month. . It seems that it lasts longer than other viruses such as influenza, which only lasts a few days. . Cold weather keeps the virus alive for longer. The scientists also tested the effect of temperature and found the colder it was, the longer the virus survived on a surface. . It is important to ensure good hygiene in cool rooms as the virus can survive longer in cooler areas - for example, if you reduced the temperature to around 6 degrees Celsius, you could extend the life of the virus10-fold. The study's main conclusion: These findings demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious for significantly longer time periods than generally considered possible. epar is preparing a Team Stand UP Talk that will summarise this recent study and will send that Stand Up talk out later this week.

21.01.2022 COVID-19 WORKING FROM HOME AGREEMENT. Many epar customers are lucky to have the option to allow some of their employees the option of working from home during this COVID-19 pandemic. There is no doubt that a changing environment can increase the productivity of many staff and it is critical that the business takes every step to set their employees up for success. This also requires safety considerations as the home workplace is still a workplace under the legislation.... To help ensure that your team is staying productive and safe when working from home, epar has created a simple work from home procedure agreement and safety checklist. Importantly, your working from home practices can now be implemented and actioned almost immediately with staff very clear on how remote working practices will operate when called upon. If you would like this procedure it's free. Send us an email - [email protected]

21.01.2022 Digital COVID Plans now "live." A busy 24 hours creating and releasing digital COVID plans for our Victorian customers using our Connect 2.0 platform. Through digital technology we were able to develop a COVID Plan for every Connect 2.0 customer to meet the Victorian governments requirements. The plans included 32 documents, 3 online inspections, an online COVID response training quiz, and 16 risk controls entered into each customers "live" risk register. Stay safe everyone ...and well done Nathan for your efforts. We now move to implementing our contactless check in app for those customers using our epar V (Verify) app to help keep staff and visitors safe. If you have any queries about your COVID plans and how to send them digital or our worker and visitor digital check-in app, email [email protected]

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Superintendent Brendan Clark from Atherton Golf Club winning The Queensland Golf Industry epar Environment and Safety Excellence Award. Brendans approach to environment and safety excellence involved five simple steps that created value and set himself and the club up for success: . Create an environment and safety vision for the club;... . Commit to zero harm to people and the planet; . Engage and educate the Board on environment, health and safety; . Establish compliance behavior expectations; . Identify and celebrate club environment, health and safety champions. Congratulations also to The Atherton Golf Club on winning Golf Club of The Year (under 400) members. Epar is a proud sponsor of the event, it is a great opportunity for us to celebrate the best in the industry and we look forward to the event every year. Well done Brendan, The Atherton Golf Club, and the awards organisers.

20.01.2022 EHS TIPS PACK SENT OUT TODAY We are pleased to have sent out our monthly pack of epar EHS Diary Tips for October to our customers. Twenty two (22) tips are ready for your workers to read and acknowledge to help keep them and the environment safe.... This month we look at a range of EHS issues that include: ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND SHOWER STATION MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION OF SITE EHS RISKS MANAGING AND KEEPING STAFF CREDENTIALS UP TO DATE For epar customers using our electronic diary, the tips will start appearing on your staff screens from tomorrow and each tip will sit in each staff members dashboard.

19.01.2022 Great work Dave Warwick at Avondale Golf Club. He has set up his own epar Coronavirus Corner Noticeboard so that his staff can keep updated on COVID-19. As information comes to hand he displays it for his staff to view.

18.01.2022 AS YOUR BUSINESS REOPENS THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES ARE IGNORED. A coronavirus second wave, and a reintroduction of lock down measures are feared after workers and businesses failed to follow social distancing rules in South Korea. REENTERING LOCK DOWN... From today, South Korea will be reintroducing new strict lock down measures following the biggest spike of new coronavirus infections in nearly two months. WHERE DID THE NEW INFECTIONS COME FROM? More than 250 new infections were traced to clubs and bars and another cluster has been linked to a warehouse near Seoul. There have been reports the warehouse company failed to enforce social distancing and allowed workers displaying symptoms to stay at work. THE OUTCOME Unfortunately, it appears that lapses in vigilance have resulted in the government deciding, from today, to shut public facilities such as parks, museums and state-run theatres for two weeks to slow the spread of the virus. THE LESSONS LEARNED The failure of people to follow social distancing and the failure of businesses to enforce social distancing, hygiene, and keeping people with symptoms away from work, has resulted in a serious setback for South Korea and South Korean businesses. As all Australian businesses start to reopen it is critical social distancing protocols are in place and that they are enforced. University of Melbourne epidemiologist Tony Blakely fears these types of outbreaks will become the new norm until there's a COVID-19 vaccine. "Any country that did get it under control quickly, be it China, Singapore, South Korea, Germany, they're not suddenly immune. "They're not suddenly going to be able to function normally and that includes Australia. As soon as we open up, infections will take off again." This is a timely reminder for everyone not to relax their social distancing and hygiene efforts in the workplace. Stay Safe

16.01.2022 Volunteers are not paid. Not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. Repay them by keeping them and their working environment safe. Inducting volunteers is a privilege and every time I run an induction session it’s an absolute joy. Please keep them and their work environment safe and if you require any volunteer documentation or assistance call our free hotline 1300 471 175.

16.01.2022 Stay safe as the game reopens.

15.01.2022 Thankyou to everyone for joining Maddy's webinar series this week. Today's session on how to electronically track contractors arrival and departure times from the comfort of your office and how to reduce the risk of them bringing COVID-19 into your workplace was outstanding. Her second session on how to use the Epar COVID-19 Site Inspection checklist demonstrated how easy it can be to identify potential hygiene and social distancing issues in your workplace. Tomorrow at 10am ...Maddy will be demonstrating paperless hazards management and a map that shows you where your hazards are, what they are, and who is managing them. Join Madeline tomorrow and learn how easy it is to create your own visual hazard map. Email [email protected] and we will send you a zoom link. Stay safe, stay separated, but stay connected.

15.01.2022 New Workplace Manslaughter Laws Start This Week in Victoria. A new criminal offence of workplace manslaughter has been introduced into occupational health and safety laws in Victoria to mirror the laws of Queensland, Western Australia and The A.C.T. Starting this Wednesday, the workplace manslaughter offence applies where there is a breach of specified duties listed below:... 1. failure to provide and maintain a working environment for employees that is safe and without risks to health. 2. failure to monitor the health of employees and working conditions 3. failure to ensure persons are not endangered by the conduct of the business (including visitors, the public and other workers) 4. failure to ensure that the workplace and the means of entering and leaving it are safe Penalties If convicted of workplace manslaughter, the following penalties apply (as at 1 July 2020): . a maximum of 25 years imprisonment for individuals; . a maximum fine of $16.5 million for body corporate. These penalties reflect the seriousness of the offence and are designed to help prevent workplace deaths by creating a strong deterrent for organisations and individual officers against breaching their occupational health and safety duties. Now is the ideal time to review your current workplace processes and please feel free to contact your State's epar support officer at anytime. VIC, SA,TAS - Call Nathan 0448 055 062 NSW, ACT - Call Madeline 0400 980 538 or Liam 0402 294 534 QLD,WA - Call Matt 0404 996 315

14.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS TIP: YOUR PHONE IS 10 TIMES DIRTIER THAN YOUR TOILET SEAT Did you know your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than your toilet seat! Your phone is also dirtier than the bottom of your shoes or the inside of your dogs food dish. It's a hotbed for germs and bacteria.... THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN CHECKS THEIR PHONE AS MANY AS 130 TIMES A DAY. This is a real problem when your phone is dirtier than a toilet seat because every time you use your phone you provide an opportunity for germs to move from your fingers to your phone to your face. Scientists at the University of Arizona have found that cell phones carry up to 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats, so the next time you feel the need to put your phone to your ear or send a text, think about how clean your hands are and how clean your phone is. We all love our phones but we need to keep them clean: . Dont share your phone with others . Wash your hands regularly. . Dont bring your phone to the toilet . Dont bring your phone to the gym . Dont use your phone while eating . Learn to wash your hands properly . Clean your phone on a regular basis. Have a quick team meeting and all clean your phones. Another small step towards minimising disease transmission.

13.01.2022 Climate Change Team Stand UP Talk. Climate change is not something bad that might happen, it’s something bad that’s happening. As climate scientist Kate Marvel put it, Climate change isn’t a cliff we fall off, but a slope we slide down. Every bit makes it worse. No matter how far down the slope we go, there’s never reason to give up on lowering our emissions. Exceeding 1.5C, is likely to happen in our lifetimes, but it doesn’t mean anyone should feel apathetic. It means th...ere is no practical danger of anyone, at any level, doing too much or acting too quickly to better manage their carbon footprint. epar has released its December Team Stand UP Talk for supervisors and managers to share important climate change facts and information with their teams. The document will be arriving in epar customers emails this afternoon.

11.01.2022 MANUAL HANDLING - CHECK YOUR STAFF DISCOMFORT LEVELS IN 10 MINUTES. The real expert for preventing wear and tear on your body at work is YOU. You alone feel the physical stress of your job on your body day in and day out. The relationship of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort due to awkward work postures, forces, static loading and over-use is widely accepted. To help you prevent injuries and provide the safest and most sustainable workplace possible, today, as part of the D...irty Dozen EHS Initiative, a Worker Discomfort Survey has been uploaded into every Connect Pro 2.0 customers Inspection App. Throughout February, epar's Dirty Dozen EHS Accelerator initiative is targeting Manual Handling and you can assign this survey to your staff through the Connect Pro Inspections App. It will help you understand what your manual handling risks are and what can be done to reduce or eliminate them. If your staff lift, carry, push or pull, or conduct repetitive or sustained manual work as part of their job, please have them complete the Discomfort Survey. The information will help you ensure your manual tasks are as safe as possible.

09.01.2022 Congratulations UNSW and The International Universities Climate Alliance on the release today of your Climate Change Declaration to G20 leaders ahead of the November 21 G20 Summit. It was a fantastic zoom meeting to launch and discuss the Declaration that implores world leaders to use the post-COVID recovery to implement measures to counteract climate change. I look forward to following the Alliances Knowledge Hub, with the latest climate news, events and updates from across... the Alliance and sharing it with industry. Thankyou again for a great session. #sustainability #climatechange #environment #ehs

09.01.2022 Great testing yesterday of epars social distancing and visitor management appcwe call V. Launching next week.

09.01.2022 How many different surfaces did your hands touch today? I did a test and in just over an hour I had touched 49 different surfaces. Try it yourself and you will see why it is so important we wash our hands. Five more COVID-19 documents were sent out today. Team Talk Faking COVID -19 Illness... Team Talk Coronavirus on work surfaces Team Talk Social Distancing and It's Success SOP Cleaning offices and clubs SOP Cleaning Turf Maintenance Facilities. Please implement them in your workplace and display them in your Coronavirus Resource Corner Noticeboard.

09.01.2022 June Stand-UP Team Talks Coming Friday It takes teamwork to prevent environment, health and safety incidents and we are pleased to let our customers know that 4 more epar Stand-UP Talks are on their way and will arrive electronically this Friday. The 4 documents for the month of June are: . Wearing Surgical Face Masks in the Workplace... . The COVID-19 Vaccination Waiting Game . Workplace Incidents - Forklift Tip and Truck Loading Crane incidents that were both fatal . Workplace Incidents - Ramp Loading and Unloading of Equipment and Caught in Moving Equipment epar's STAND-UP TALK INITIATIVE is well into it's second year and continues to help our customers to make environment, health and safety a priority by holding regular meetings to discuss new information, problems, and solutions and to keep their workforce informed - after all, ignorance is a dangerous enemy of environment and safety management. STAY SAFE, STAY SEPARATED, STAY CONNECTED.

08.01.2022 Great day of testing our latest app for world's best COVID, Visitors and Volunteers management. We have named the app epar V for obvious reasons. Final Beta testing next week at a rugby club and a golf course in preparation for final release Friday. Users will be able to track numbers on site, their location, their social distancing incidents, send them messages, alerts and documents, and importantly auto register their visitors so no more queues or paper registers, and every person on site will have access to the Emergency SOS feature. Great work Jerome and our IT team.

08.01.2022 The epar S.M.A.R.T mapping project continues to identify the fantastic environmental values on Sydney golf courses. This week The Australian golf club impressed everyone with its stunning habitat and conservation management. Congratulations Phil and the team for highlighting golf's sustainability. #toptierimpact #golf #environment #sustainability #sportsturf #climatechange #audubon

08.01.2022 Team Stand-Up Talk About The Coronavirus As the coronavirus spreads, more and more people are becoming anxious about what it means to them, their family and their workplace. Both flu and coronaviruses are spread through everyday contact, through touch, a cough, or a sneeze. ... On 28 January we sent out an email alert regarding the epar Stand Up Talk on hand hygiene. We have now had a number of enquiries relating to the Coronavirus outbreak and we have put together some information in a Stand Up Talk that provides a summary of the virus and some simple steps to follow in respect to hygiene and risk minimisation. The talk includes an overview of : . What are coronaviruses? . What is the current coronavirus outbreak? . How is the virus spread and can I catch it? . Is the virus being transmitted from one person to another? . Can the virus be transmitted during the incubation period? . What are the symptoms? . Is there a cure or vaccine? . I have symptoms. What should I do? . Tips for protection. . The national coronavirus health information line. Please let us know via email to, [email protected] if you would like this Stand Up Talk sent to your inbox.

07.01.2022 Tomorrow we'll be releasing a presentation document that contains twelve COVID-19 team training exercises. Each exercise presents a simulated COVID-19 emergency that could occur in your workplace and allows your team to explore and discuss their response. We've also included some handy tips with each exercise. It's free. It's our way of supporting Australian businesses. Keep an eye on your email.

07.01.2022 How good is North Ryde GC looking at the moment.

07.01.2022 Introducing epar V - Now available epar is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest intelligent workplace management app that delivers paperless and zero contact for visitor, volunteer and worker safety and covid management. epar V (Verify) offers fast and easy check-in and visitor and staff safety at the touch of a button:-... . Mobile check-in . Skip the queue - register once only and auto check-in at any epar V registered site . Live Web Dashboard that is also mobile friendly . Message staff and visitors from the app . Send alerts to staff and visitors from the app . Send documents to staff and visitors from the app . See where staff and visitors are on your site . Social Distance Alerts Monitor . SOS Function for Emergency Response with map . Visitor Counter . Instant Check out . Customer Satisfaction Feature . Monitor Single or Multiple Sites from the Dashboard

06.01.2022 Under 18's 1998 minor and major premiers. Great to catch up every year with these superstars. An absolute privilege to coach them with Kevin O'Malley.

06.01.2022 4 more information posters were sent to our customers today focussing on keeping staff and golfers safe and keeping the course open. This pandemic is impacting the whole industry and we are happy to make this information available to every club. Just send us an email.

05.01.2022 Employer must pay $760K over obese workers death This case highlights how important it is to have robust manual handling protocols in place at your workplace and it supports epar's Dirty Dozen campaign for February that targetted manual handling risk for all Connect 2.0 customers. This case certainly demonstrates how important it is for every epar customer to complete the Worker Discomfort Survey that we uploaded into each Connect 2.0 platform in February. The NSW Workers Co...mpensation Commission (NSWWCC) found that a workers death from a pulmonary embolism was ultimately connected to a back injury he sustained at work. This was even though the worker was overweight and had deep vein thrombosis in both legs and his left arm before his injury. The NSWWCC found that the weight gained by the deceased worker following his work injury materially contributed to, and was at least a cause of, the development of the deep vein thrombosis that was found at the time of his death and which in turn led to the pulmonary emboli. Work injury to blame for workers weight gain The worker sustained an injury to his lower back in 2011 during a compulsory training exercise resulting in him requiring five back operations over the following four years. During that time, his weight increased from 100 kilograms to 134 kilograms. While the employer admitted liability for the workers back injury, it disputed liability for his death because of his long history of deep vein thrombosis. It referred to a doctors report a year prior to his injury which warned of the ongoing health risks he faced with his condition. The Court found, There is an unbroken chain of events from the work injury sustained by the deceased worker to the pulmonary emboli which caused his death. Arbitrator Isaksen ordered the employer to pay $760,000 to the deceased workers estate, as well as $3,735 to his mother for funeral expenses.

05.01.2022 A $100,000 fine has been issued after young child was seriously injured by golf cart driven by a school groundskeeper. On 12 November, a not-for-profit organisation in Brisbane was fined $100,000 after a golf cart incident left a young child seriously injured. The school groundskeeper was driving a golf buggy on a concrete pathway adjacent to a toilet block when a six-year-old year student ran from the toilet block in front of the cart which struck him. He suffered a subdural... haemorrhage, fractured left tibia and damage to his left fibula, spending five days in hospital and another week at home recovering. The investigation revealed the defendant failed to take any steps in relation to the risk posed by the golf cart being used within the school grounds. In sentencing, Magistrate Trevor Morgan observed the use of the buggy in a school around primary school-aged children posed a blindly obvious risk if not managed appropriately. The Court found there was a clear need to conduct a safety assessment and implement plans for using the cart. Magistrate Morgan indicated the failure by the defendant in this instance saw a child suffer serious injuries, which required significant and painful episodes of physical and psychological rehabilitation. In relation to the general culpability and extent of blame, the Magistrate indicated it was quite significant. The defendant was fined $100,000 plus court costs. epar recommends: 1. Implement the epar Safe Work Procedure (SWP) for the safe operation of a golf cart. If you do not have this procedure, epar customers are able to order the document at the discounted fee of $49. Orders can be placed via email to [email protected] 2. The epar SAO's (Safe Act Observations Checklists) be regularly conducted to ensure staff are operating golf carts safely. 3. Issue your staff with their own Epar Risk Pocket Book. If you need any advice or support please call our free support hotline 1300 471 175.

04.01.2022 Communicating Reliable COVID-19 Information Stress and anxiety can be better managed when we are in command of the facts. That's why it is important to keep your staff up-to-date with COVID-19 information remembering it is changing on a daily basis. epar's medical expert, Dr Janet Hall is regularly reviewing COVID-19 data and has suggested we share the below information with you from the Department of Health. It shows the national COVID-19 status on 6 April and compares that ...with yesterday's (6 May) national status. Viewing the summary table it certainly looks like the last month of isolation and social distancing is working. Workers respond better to open and reliable communication and respond quickly to government updates and health advisories. Sharing this information in your workplace may help reduce their stress as much as yours.

04.01.2022 COVID SAFE CHECKLIST FOR REOPENING YOUR HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS. Hospitality operations, both big and small, have been busy adapting their workplaces and processes to ensure they are COVID safe for reopening. epar has created a return to hospitality operations checklist and it will be uploaded into the Connect 2.0 Inspections App today (18 May 2020). By completing the 50 point checklist you can have confidence that your hospitality operations are COVID Safe for your patrons an...d suppliers and also safe for your staff to go back to work. For those epar customers not using our new Inspections App, send an email to [email protected] and we will send you a pdf copy of the inspection. STAY SAFE, STAY SEPARATED, STAY CONNECTED

04.01.2022 Do you need evidence that staff and visitors are aware of your covid, social distancing and safety rules ? Check out Epar V when it's released this week. Is lone worker safety or visitor emergency response worrying you? epar V's SOS locator feature will find staff and visitors in need of help.

03.01.2022 Tomorrow epar will be releasing a COVID-19 Desktop Simulated Emergency Response Exercise training program. It provides ten COVID-19 event scenarios that could unfold in your workplace. Using this 50 page booklet your team can examine each scenario and discuss how prepared the team and the business is to respond to a COVID-19 incident in your workplace. This document has been developed by leading safety and medical experts for epar customers but we believe we should make it available to every business free. Drop us an email or send a pm and we'll get it to you.

03.01.2022 Merry Christmas and What To Look Out For in 2021 I’m pretty confident I’m not alone when I say that in 2021 most of us are hopeful of a return to some sense of normality. As we say goodbye to 2020 I have no doubt this year has highlighted your ability to problem solve when things get tough. I hope epar played a role in some of your EHS successes this year....Continue reading

03.01.2022 Will you accept the challenge?: To create a Coronavirus Resource Corner in your workplace. Workplace health and safety regulators have published advice and recommendations regarding employer responsibilities about the importance of providing staff with safe systems of work and up to date information on COVID-19. Their advice to employers to manage the increasing risk associated with the Coronavirus in the workplace is clear - Employers have a duty to provide and maintain a sa...fe workplace and during this time they are encouraging all businesses to review the workplace to ensure that it is, to the extent that is reasonably practicable, free from risk, and that arrangements are considered and put in place to assist workers, and that they are able to respond to any infection incident, should the need arise. They are requiring every business to actively manage risk, promote social distancing, promote good hand and respiratory hygiene, increase cleaning of common areas within the work environment, manage and monitor staff anxiety, and to keep monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it develops. Challenge accepted. Our Commitment: To ensure we leverage our safety and medical expertise to provide you the COVID-19 information you need to ensure management, staff, and visitors are well informed as relevant COVID-19 information comes to hand. All we ask is that you communicate this information to your staff and post it in your Coronavirus Resource Corner.

03.01.2022 The numbers are in. If saving time and money and lowering risk is important read on. Last month, epar launched the EHS Dirty Dozen EHS Accelerator Initiative and targeted Spill Risk. That initiative not only reduced risk and liability, it saved every Connect 2.0 customer over two dozen hours by automating key spill risk management work and protocols. That's 3 x 8 work hour days saving thousands of dollars. Starting February 12 we do it all again when we target Manual Handling.... Here is why manual handling made it into the epar Dirty Dozen Initiative: . In 2019 Manual Handling injuries in the workplace cost Australia $28 Billion. . Workplace injuries cant be measured by the economic cost alone. Some workers pay a high mental price following a workplace injury. . The three occupations with the highest rate of serious claims were labourers, machinery operators and drivers. We're excited to be providing solutions to manage manual handling risk when the campaign kicks off February 12. We'll be providing risk assessments, protocols, risk controls, a traceable manual handling safety alert will be sent to all staff, and a manual handling training quiz will drop into every one of your staff members Connect 2.0 Dashboard. #ehs #golf #sustainability #eparconnect

03.01.2022 3,000 Milestone - Celebrating epar Connect 2.0 Users’ Achievements. We are seeing the Connect 2.0 platform being embraced by users in the office, and out in the field. Our customers are using the technology to help them improve efficiencies and productivity and become safer and more sustainable. The numbers tell a great sustainability story that we want to share.

02.01.2022 Wow. What a golf hole. Thanks for the tour Dean.

02.01.2022 MANUAL HANDLING CHAMPIONS We have kicked off the Dirty Dozen EHS Accelerator for February. This month we are targeting Manual Handling. Over the coming weeks we'll be providing our Connect 2.0 customers the following valuable information as we transform their employees into Manual Handling Champions:... . Sending an online and traceable Manual Handling Alert to all of your staff in the Connect 2.0 platform; . Sending epar's Online Manual Handling Quiz to all staff through the Training Academy App; .Updating your online Risk Register with valuable risk controls for manual handling tasks; .Having all staff complete an online Discomfort Survey in the Training Academy; . Assigning a Risk Procedure to all staff where it will site in every staff members EHS Dashboard. Last months Dirty Dozen Initiative saved each of our customers over 24 hours of their valuable time and we expect to deliver a similar result this month.

01.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS GOLF - GREAT COVID READY SCORES 92! 93! 96!... 3 clubs we have assessed so far this week for their COVID-19 preparedness have returned outstanding scores of 92, 93 and 96%. This clearly demonstrates they are very well prepared to mitigate COVID-19 risk in their workplace. These scores mirror the assessments we conducted last week that were returning an average score of 91, with one facility scoring 98 out of 100! Some golf and sports turf operations are well prepared to manage COVID-19 risk in their workplace and let's hope this great work continues.

01.01.2022 epar Stand Up Talk - Coping with COVID-19 anxiety. Dr. John Sharp is a board-certified psychiatrist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. He is renowned for clearly conveying evidenced-based messages regarding health and well-being. He provides great insight into how to manage coronavirus anxiety and epar has developed and circulated a Stand-Up Talk this afternoon based on his article - Dealing with Coronavirus Anxiety. The Epar Stand UP Talk examines simple actions to di...scuss with your team to help them cope with anxious feelings and choices you can make to help yourself and others. If the Coronavirus is making you or your team anxious this Stand Up Talk will show you how you can cope with anxious feelings that may be surfacing. We recommend you share it with your team.

01.01.2022 Today we have sent out our monthly EHS Diary for January 2021 to our customers. The first Diary of the year covers important issues that include: .Safe working areas .Bush fire preparation .UV Radiation... .Car Park Safety for Staff .Safe working loads and many more EHS tips for your staff. Stay safe and have a great new year.

01.01.2022 GOLF IN ASIA POST COVID-19 Congratulations Eric, Patrick and Bill for a great webinar Teeing Up For Success Post COVID-19. Over 150 tuned in from across Asia and were treated to some great futuristic and forward thinking on the opportunities for golf in the COVID and post COVID era. Key points that resonated with me included: 1. The need to embrace nature and for clubs to go back to nature to help grow the game... 2. The move from a service orientated business to one that is also a clean and safe and service oriented business 3. The opportunity for golf to be seen as a safe haven will help grow the game and attract families 4. The future will be a digital and a safer one 5. Innovative communication with members and the community is key the need to communicate uniquely 5. Surveys across Asia are showing members and players will still demand well maintained playing surfaces no rest for the Superintendents. 6. Big budget items to plan for - maintaining COVID-19 safety and hygiene, and big cleaning and disinfecting costs. Im looking forward to the next webinar Eric, great job everyone. Stay safe.