Industry News
Is suicide a workplace health and safety issue?
A one-day Construction Industry Inaugural Mental Health Conference (20 February, Brisbane) will address the question of whether suicide is a workplace health and safety issue and promote collaboration around mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention across the industry and between companies. [ + ]
Poor air quality signals a call for workplace safety
As fires in the Hazelwood open cut coalmine continue to affect air quality in the Latrobe Valley of eastern Victoria, the Victorian WorkCover Authority is advising workplaces in the region to take steps to reduce the impact of bushfire and coal fire smoke on their staff. [ + ]
Machine and function safety on the agenda at ACI Connect conference
Australia's new automation, control and instrumentation conference - ACI Connect - will feature two half-day 'Safety of Machinery' workshops from industrial safety specialist Frank Schrever and a case study presentation titled 'Functional Safety - who is safe?'. [ + ]
Project to prevent house construction deaths and injuries
WorkCover NSW has launched a project to improve safety in the state's house construction industry after more than 150 workers were seriously injured or killed on the job in the last two years. [ + ]
Occupational safety in transport conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for OSIT2014: The 2nd International Occupational Safety in Transport Conference and close on 17 March 2014. The conference will be a multidisciplinary event featuring representatives from road and transport safety, aviation and watercraft, fleets, safety culture and management, construction safety and associated fields. [ + ]
A gateway to the emerging security and safety market of Vietnam
Secutech Vietnam 2014 is scheduled to be held from 20-22 August 2014 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [ + ]
Engineering conference features machine safety
Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, ethernet in industry, machine safety, future manufacturing and skills shortages are just some of the hot topics that will be covered at the inaugural ACI Connect conference being held in Melbourne from 9 to 10 April 2014. [ + ]
Outdoor workers face increased cancer risk
Perth researchers have completed a comprehensive study into Australian workers and their exposure to ultraviolet radiation - a known human carcinogen. [ + ]
Texting teen driver takes out science award
The winners of the BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards were announced in Melbourne this week by the CEO of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie, and CSIRO chief executive Megan Clark. [ + ]
A global benchmark for organisational safety performance
Safety benchmarking company Global Safety Index (GSI) is offering organisations a global benchmarking service on their safety performance and is said to be the first business in the world to do so. [ + ]
Revised model Work Health and Safety Regulations now available
Technical amendments have been made to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations 2011. [ + ]
Safest driver gets congratulated
Santos GLNG has recognised its safest driver in Queensland, employee Steve See, who last year drove more than 33,000 km - or to Europe and back - with a flawless driving record. [ + ]
Workplace health and safety excellence honoured
Workers and organisations from across Australia have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to make their workplaces safer with the finalists of the 9th annual Safe Work Australia Awards announced today by Safe Work Australia Chair Ann Sherry AO. [ + ]
Intrinsically safe design for weighing in hazardous areas
A Safe by Design white paper from Mettler Toledo explores intrinsically safe design for weighing in hazardous areas. [ + ]
Machinery safety training
In addition to its MachineSAFE training course, Pilz is now offering the internationally recognised Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE) course. [ + ]
