Everyone is getting older, but having so many people getting older at the same time is creating a challenge for government, the economy and, of course, workplaces. Part of the consequence of this demographic shift is that people are expected to work till they are much older, past the traditional retirement ages of 58, 60 and 65. [ + ]

The operation of trucks, excavators, forklifts and other heavy vehicles in both industrial worksites and public areas is dangerous. Far too often, serious accidents occur when personnel are loading and unloading these powered mobile plants. [ + ]

Diane Smith-Gander, Safe Work Australia Chair and non-executive director of AGL Energy and Wesfarmers Limited, shares her story about what National Safe Work Month means to her. [ + ]

The use of drone technology is on the increase, with companies across a range of industries electing to utilise unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) to carry out expensive or high-risk inspection programs. [ + ]

Only 24% of leaders demonstrate strong safety leadership behaviours, according to a recent study of employee and self-report ratings. [ + ]

As we think about strategies to energise your safety culture, you are encouraged to think a bit broader than what is perhaps the traditional safety remit. [ + ]

Hearing loss is not the only detrimental side effect of a noisy workplace. [ + ]

Kerry Foster from Active Occupational Health Services answers this question. [ + ]

Several emerging trends that will help to improve workplace health and safety have been identified by Bodycare Workplace Solutions. [ + ]

St John Ambulance Victoria has compiled a list of tips to help workplaces stay safe and avoid accidents. [ + ]

Choosing the correct hardware for your inspection software is vital in order to perform rigorous and effective inspections. [ + ]

Driving is one the riskiest work-related activities, with around 20–40% of workplace deaths in industrialised countries being associated with road crashes. [ + ]

Some academics and consultants are advocating 'ditching' traditional safety investigation models in favour of 'pre-incident' investigations. Goran Prvulovic explains why business and safety professionals alike need to be cautious how they approach this new concept. [ + ]

There are a number of things that workers can do to reduces the health hazards caused by welding fume. [ + ]

Australian tech firm Cohda Wireless has trialled its vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology on city streets for the first time. [ + ]