Volvo Cars, protective gravity sports gear manufacturer POC and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists at the International CES in Las Vegas (6-9 January 2015). [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released the Australian Workers' Compensation Statistics 2012-13 report. [ + ]

Changes to the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws that come into effect on 1 January 2015 will cut red tape and make compliance easier for NSW businesses storing or handling dangerous goods. [ + ]

NSW trucking association ATANSW and the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA NSW) have called for road users to share the space in roadside rest areas this holiday period. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has opened two new facilities - the Pervasive Sensing Center of Excellence and an analytical technologies manufacturing and integration centre - in Singapore. [ + ]

IICA has developed a Functional Safety Engineer training course for Safety Instrumented Systems. [ + ]

Australia's productivity is suffering because too many businesses are not taking action on mental health, the chair of the National Mental Health Commission, Prof. Allan Fels, said this month. [ + ]

The trucking industry's own accreditation scheme, TruckSafe, and the Australian livestock transport industry's quality assurance program, truckCare, have joined forces to provide a single streamlined safety program for the road transport industry. [ + ]

Victorian WorkCover Authority Manager of Construction Practices Allan Beacom said builders and site supervisors could take a number of simple measures to prevent unauthorised access to sites over the summer holiday period. [ + ]

Honeywell has announced a versatile, hands-free, wearable solution engineered to drive efficiency, productivity and accuracy inside a warehouse or distribution centre. [ + ]

A Defence physicist whose work has helped to ensure the safety and serviceability of Australian military aircraft and submarines has won the 2014 Minister's Award for Achievement in Defence Science. [ + ]

The Netherlands-based software developer Decos has released a driving app called Flo, which is designed to provide drivers with real-time feedback. It automatically records all trips, based on GPS data and the device's motion sensors. [ + ]

ATANSW has applauded the trucking industry’s voluntary adoption of vehicle tracking technology. [ + ]

The Australian Drug Foundation recommends workplaces follow some simple rules when it comes to making sure staff stay safe while enjoying a fun night at the office Christmas party. [ + ]

Brisbane environmental firm Katestone has launched a software program called Heat Manager that forecasts when workers are more likely to suffer from heat stress. [ + ]