Deb Group has donated more than 18,000 bottles of Deb InstantFoam hand sanitiser to the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist efforts in combating the spread of Ebola virus in West African countries. [ + ]

Being unhappy or dissatisfied at work could be as big a contributor to back pain as hard physical work, Adelaide research has found. [ + ]

The Seqwater wellness program was awarded the best workplace health and wellbeing initiative at the Queensland Safe Work Awards 2014. [ + ]

In a bid to improve safety and professionalism of trucking operators in its local area, The District Council of Yanklilla will sign up to the TruckSafe industry accreditation program. [ + ]

A new University of Melbourne report has identified links between workplace health and safety measures and better business performance, including increased productivity, lower costs, greater innovation and higher profitability. [ + ]

Australian transport business ABC Transport has updated its fleet of Toyota 8-Series forklifts. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has licensed royalty-free patent rights for its PIDPlus wireless PID controller technology to improve real-time control performance, simplify tuning and inherently protect against system failures across all control systems. [ + ]

Since the Swine Flu threat and the most recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, healthcare providers and public officials have been using non-contact infrared cameras to quickly scan large numbers of people in public areas for the elevated body temperatures that could indicate a virus infection. [ + ]

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has congratulated TruckSafe operator Speedie Contractors on winning the 'Best Solution of a WHS Risk in a small business' award at the NSCA National Safety Awards of Excellence earlier this week. [ + ]

Pacific Hoists has announced its appointment as the master distributor for Simplex products for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Clipsal by Schneider Electric and the Julian Burton Burns Trust have announced six recipients of the biannual Community Grants Program. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released a video that explores how an organisation's culture impacts on safety and what people can do to shift it in the right direction. [ + ]

Two new AAA-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to design them to be safer. [ + ]

ACOHS has changed its name to Chemical Safety International. [ + ]

Australians who regularly work evenings, nights or weekends have worse work-life balance than those who work standard weekday hours, new research from the University of South Australia's Centre for Work + Life reveals. [ + ]