In order to comply with new safety guidelines issued by the NSW government, Centennial Coal's Myuna Colliery overhauled its mine winder safety and control system in 2004

On 10 June 2005, the Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Deaths) Bill 2005 (NSW) (Workplace Deaths Bill) completed its passage through both houses of the New South Wales Parliament

What does a managing director of a transport company, a managing director of a labour-hire company, four mine managers and a surveyor have in common? They have all recently been personally prosecuted and convicted for OHS offences

Until recently the essential yet onerous duty of classifying safety instrumented systems (SISs) according to their Safety Integrity Level (SIL) was the post-installation responsibility of the plant engineer alone

Handling and disposal of bodily fluids is part of several areas of work. While general awareness about the potential risks related to handling bodily fluids has been growing, there have been several key developments recently

Due to the frequency of access required to the rooftops of Adelaide's domestic airport for routine maintenance, the designers of the new terminal building decided to specify an 8 mm static line system

Mining is a dangerous business and working as a miner can be detrimental to your health. According to the construction, forestry, mining and energy union (CFMEU), mining is the most dangerous occupation in Australia

As workcover premiums continue to soar, many organisations are looking to implement strategies to improve employee health and wellbeing in conjunction with safety initiatives, as a way of reducing and improving the company's bottom line

With up to 113 million litres of highly flammable fuels on site, the new Darwin Industry Fuel Terminal's operators selected a highly specified Pilz Programmable Safety System to oversee a very basic yet critical device: the emergency stop

There is no doubt that stricter legislation and improved safety standards have made working at heights safer in recent years. There are many elements to height safety and employers have geared up on the equipment side especially

A 500+ bed healthcare facility in the eastern United States represents 75 medical specialties and includes treatment centres for cancer, kidney transplants, heart and neurological disease and infertility

To avoid costly lawsuits and shield workers from injury, one of the major obstacles for personal protective equipment (PPE) use is worker compliance. And the macho world of the construction industry is no exception to this rule

In this article, we explore the status of Standards associated with respiratory protection in the workplace, and research that was undertaken by a 3M employee to help understand the impact and level of compliance associated with the use of respirators

LP gas marketer, Elgas goes to great lengths to protect the safety of its domestic and commercial customers

The floor in question had been used for many years and subjected to the normal wine-making practices