Master Electricians Australia has launched a competition to encourage electrical safety in response to a spate of severe electrical safety incidents in NSW. [ + ]

Australia’s business sector will take a lead in improving road safety under a National Road Safety Partnership Program to be launched later this year. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a farm fatality following the death of a worker in Elphinstone on Sunday. [ + ]

Volvo Trucks has developed Work Remote, a wireless remote control unit which brings together all the functions that the driver requires while loading or unloading. [ + ]

'Safety on the edge' is a two-day conference which is being held in three cities: Melbourne (27-28 June), followed by Perth (3-4 July) and Brisbane (8-9 July). [ + ]

Rupture disc manufacturer Elfab has been awarded IECEx approval for its burst detection system, Flo-Tel+, which certifies it for use internationally in the most hazardous environments. [ + ]

Fires in underground train tunnels can be catastrophic because the heat and smoke have nowhere to escape. A new coating for suspension components may help buy the crucial few minutes necessary for the train to get to the safety of the next station. [ + ]

The ACT Work Safety Commissioner has released two new Guidance Notes by WorkSafe ACT on supervision of apprentices in the ACT’s construction industry. [ + ]

SafeWork SA and the Environment Protection Authority have completed the first stage of a joint audit of licensed asbestos removalists to assess safety practices at depots and worksites. [ + ]

Cable manufacturer Olex (a Nexans company) chose to partner with CSIRO to develop the new technology for making fire-resistant electrical cables. According to a CSIRO news blog, Olex has supplied over 1100 km of electrical cables to the Brisbane Airport Link Project in a contract reportedly worth $10 million to the company. [ + ]

There is a link between the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. [ + ]

WorkSafe has issued a warning to check workers’ high risk work licences after fake licences issued in New South Wales turned up in WA. [ + ]

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has released the Hazardous Waste Data Assessment. [ + ]

Finding the right solution for hazardous weighing practices is a difficult task. To assist manufacturers across a number of industries, Mettler Toledo has published the Hazardous Area Catalog. The free catalogue offers solutions for the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries with hazardous environments. [ + ]

Yesterday (15 May), the Australian Parliament passed a landmark law to better protect Australian offshore workers and Australia’s pristine marine environment. [ + ]