Melbourne Flash Mob Saturday 09-Sep-2006

Time for a Flash Mob

Melbourne Flash Mob Saturday the 9TH of September 2006
The next Melbourne Flash Mob will be on this coming Saturday the 9th of September 02006. Initial instructions on the day should be SMSed by midday with details on how to access the final instructions which should be from around 2:30pm in the Central Flash Mob District which is conveniently co-located within the Melbourne CBD. The main event should be sometime just after 3pm.
In order to receive notification/instructions on the day you’ll need to submit valid details (mobile number & email address) sometime this week @ http://www.melbourneflashmob.org
Also, feel free to send the word out. If you know anyone else that might be interested in participating, don’t forget to let them know too.

Check out the Melbourne Flash Mob on MySpace for more details. [1]

[1] Melbourne Flash Mob [MySpace]

First Aid Updates

First Aid has changed with the introduction of new 2006 resuscitation guidelines [1] released by the Australian Resuscitation Council.

Some excellent charts [2] that I found while I was searching for updates are available from Parasolment;

• Basic Life Support Flow Chart 2006 (PDF)
• CPR Chart 2006 (PDF)

A FAQ “following the release of the NEW ARC guidlines” [3] is also available from the Australian Resuscitation Council giving clarification to the intent of the changes.

[1] New Changes to Resucitation Guidelines 27th-March-2006 (PDF) [Australian Resuscitation Council]
[2] BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FLOW CHART [Parasolment]
[3] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE “NEW” ARC GUIDELINES (PDF) [Australian Resuscitation Council]
[4] Essential First Aid Emergency Action Plan – Addendum (PDF) [Parasolment]

Spring, paper-rock-scissors?

Spring has sprung
Well today marks the start of Spring

Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’,
I wonder where the birdies is?
The birdies on the wing.
How absurd the wing is on the bird.
— Spike Milligan

Seems like a good time of year to be reviewing the environmental impacts of our office paper purchasing. The Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) has some excellent booklets on exactly this topic, and they for the basis of our paper purchasing decisions (and have done so for several years)

• Know Your Paper – Purchasing Recycled Content Office Paper (Apr 2004, PDF 1799kb)
• Know Your Printing Paper – Purchasing Recycled Content Paper for Corporate Stationery and Promotional Materials (Jun 2004, PDF 810kb)
• Office Products – A Guide to Sustainable Purchasing and Use (2002, PDF 1146kb)

[1] Waste Reduction in Office Buildings [Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)]