Australian technology company Optalert has received validation for its real-time operator alertness monitoring system by academics from Harvard in the US. [ + ]

Monash University’s Graduate Diploma and Master in Occupational and Environmental Health has been accredited by The Australian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Education Accreditation Board this week. [ + ]

Examining X-ray backscatter scanners at LAX airport, an independent task force determines that radiation doses are low, according to a new report by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. [ + ]

The Queensland Safety Show and CleanScene: The National Cleaning & Hygiene Expo last week in Brisbane had some innovative products on display. [ + ]

Businesses across New South Wales are invited to showcase their safety achievements by entering the 10th Annual WorkCover NSW SafeWork Awards. [ + ]

A plan to make the state’s sheep and beef cattle farms safer has been launched by WorkCover NSW. [ + ]

Safety In Action has announced it will be running a regional show every four years in Darwin. The expansion has been made possible by a strong working community in Darwin, which requires its own safety education event. Informa Exhibitions Australia has also announced some changes to both naming and scheduling of the events. [ + ]

Vince Santostefano, the COO of Woodside, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the inaugural iChemE Hazards Australasia conference. He will be joined by Jane Cutler, the CEO of NOPSEMA. [ + ]

Best Practice Certification has announced for the second year running that it has been approved to provide Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training, following last year’s OH&S harmonisation. [ + ]

WorkCover NSW and the builders of the Wollongong Central Shopping Centre expansion have signed a partnership agreement to enshrine the highest standards of workplace safety and injury management during the life of the $200 million project. [ + ]

WorkCover NSW is urging those who work from heights to be vigilant following three serious incidents in the one day in Sydney last week. [ + ]

The federal government has been warned not enough is being done to protect miners and fast-food workers at drive throughs from exposure to potentially dangerous levels of exhaust fumes. [ + ]

A report on Australian businesses with field-based workforces reveals that customer satisfaction is a top priority, 74% see worker health and safety as a higher priority than five years ago and 71% feel sustainability will have a significant impact on the future success of their business. [ + ]

Disaster response teams can be impeded by chaotic communications, according to University of Sydney behaviour dynamics expert Professor Liaquat Hossain. [ + ]

The biggest opportunity to improve the life expectancy and wellbeing of men in Australia is to create workplaces that support their physical and mental health, according to organisers of Men’s Health Week 2013, based at the University of Western Sydney. [ + ]