Engineering consultancy pitt&sherry has delivered a comprehensive inspection of more than 250 timber and concrete bridges in Shoalhaven City Council in New South Wales using its BridgeAsyst software package. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has collaborated with Australian electrical engineering and manufacturing company Ampcontrol Group to successfully test a solution that detects the impact of earth leakage on mine sites. [ + ]

Australian safety trade show Safety in Action is heading to Outback Australia. The exhibition will take over the Darwin Convention Centre from 19-20 March 2014 and will be a one-stop shop for all things safety. [ + ]

One health-ed video describes the increased skin cancer risk of UV exposure and the other describes effects on appearance including wrinkles and premature ageing. Which of these two videos do you think caused teenagers to use more sunscreen six weeks after it was shown? [ + ]

It is possible for drug and alcohol testing to be conveniently and easily managed in-house, without sacrificing accuracy. [ + ]

Having difficulty listening to conversations in noisy cafes and social gatherings? This could soon be a thing of the past for the hearing impaired, due to technology that cuts through background noise. [ + ]

The revised Australian Standard AS1657 for fixed ladders, platforms and walkways released in October 2013 plugs some serious holes. Guard rails made of rubber, for example, are now explicitly unacceptable. [ + ]

Optical gas imaging camera used for maintenance inspections and hydrocarbon leak detection in offshore oil and gas industry applications. [ + ]

The Working at Height Association has become increasingly concerned about the lack of safety focus directed at the building service and maintenance activities that inevitably follow after the design and construction phase. [ + ]

For those working in the mining, manufacturing and food and beverage industries, employee health is crucial to safety and productivity in the workplace. In these occupations, the work environment can result in 'occupational asthma'. In particular, air quality can be problematic and is just one of the triggers for an asthma attack - which can happen at any time. [ + ]

At the Australian Drug Foundation, we call alcohol and other drug use the "hidden cost" to Australian workplaces because, for the most part, many businesses are blind to its impact or reluctant to face up to it. [ + ]

A discussion on alcohol and drug testing in the workplace is one of the key feature topics at Safety in Action Darwin - a two-day safety trade show and exhibition being held at the Darwin Convention Centre on Wednesday 19 March and Thursday 20 March 2014. [ + ]

To enhance operations within its Fire and Security division, Chubb Australasia General Manager of Service Delivery and Strategy Jody Blinco was tasked with finding and integrating a technology solution nationwide which would make data more readily available in real time and provide better visibility across the work of its Fire and Security technicians. The company decided on a complete field data mobility solution from Intermec. [ + ]

Based on the official ISO 9001 standard, SAI Global has provided its six foolproof steps to instill quality processes in your business. [ + ]

The downturn in Australia's mining boom has taken a chunk out of some mining workers' pay packets, according to a survey of safety and environmental workers conducted by safesearch. [ + ]