Light commits to slip, slop, slap

Located north of Adelaide, Light Regional Council is educating its outdoor workforce on the dangers of UV radiation, heat stress and wet weather. In line with Council’s Occupational Healthy, Safety and Welfare Policy, all employees are inducted and regularly trained in the principles of skin cancer and heat stress, including legislative requirements and the benefits of good physical fitness.

Managers receive appropriate training in managing work in the heat, for example:

• acclimatisation programs
• identification of indicators of heat stress
• the appropriate application of preventative measures
• the effects of heat stress on work performance and the health of employees
• identification of hazards which may be aggravated by heat stress.

Light’s Risk Management Officer, Ted Wojtkowski, said inclement weather includes abnormal climatic weather conditions, such as heat, cold, rain, wind and fog.