Safety barrier makes Sunday Times Export Track 100 list
19 May, 2015Industrial safety barrier manufacturer A-SAFE has won a place on the prestigious league table for the Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100.
Are you vulnerable to process safety risk?
18 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Marcus EvansBringing together senior-level process safety practitioners and regulators across various industries, ProSafe 2015 goes beyond the realm of process safety to include lessons from other Major Accident Hazards (MAH) industries.
NZ Men's Health Week: 8-14 June 2015
14 May, 2015Kiwi men are being encouraged to get proactive about improving their health and wellbeing in the lead-up to the New Zealand Men's Health Week, on during 8-14 June.
Real-time technology to increase truck driver safety in Vic
13 May, 2015Transport experts will gather in Melbourne this week to show how intelligent transport systems could increase safety for truck drivers on Victorian highways.
Construction breaches cause $570,000 silver lining for industry education
13 May, 2015 | Supplied by: WorkSafe VictoriaTwo companies from the construction sector have each entered into an enforceable undertaking to spend a total of $570,000 on industry-wide education material and training programs after WorkSafe issued charges against the companies following workplace incidents in Victoria in 2013.
Kit to help commercial vessel owners meet safety deadline
12 May, 2015A resource kit to assist industry and commercial vessel operators comply with revised operational safety requirements has been launched by The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the University of Tasmania's Australian Maritime College (AMC).
Prediction software to fight bushfires
06 May, 2015The CSIRO has released a software tool that can predict the severity and spread of destructive bushfires.
Entries now open for ARSC2015
04 May, 2015If you have recently developed an innovative road safety initiative, then you are encouraged to share your work for the 2015 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Awards, which are now open for 2015 entries.
DoneSafe safety software
01 May, 2015 | Supplied by: HSI Donesafe
DoneSafe is a safety compliance software package designed with the user experience in mind and eliminates long forms and jargon, clunky interfaces and high prices.
Manufacturing: high rates of insurance claims and focus of national WHS strategy
30 April, 2015The manufacturing industry reportedly holds second spot in the number of serious workers compensation claims of any industry in Australia, according to recent data from Safe Work Australia, and will be a main focus of the national work health and safety strategy.
Could nodding off at work improve safety?
30 April, 2015Welnis Labs and Metronaps, manufacturer of napping pods, have teamed up to get Australians nodding off at work - all in the name of productivity, workplace wellness and worker safety.
Dying for work: the changing face of work-related injuries
29 April, 2015 by Alex Collie, Monash University
Work is an important determinant of health. Satisfying, safe work contributes to positive health, financial security and greater engagement in society. But there's a flip side. Under some conditions, work is a major risk factor for poor health, disability and even death.
Functional safety training now online
29 April, 2015High demand for functional safety training has prompted the providers of the SIL seminar series to offer the coursework through e-learning.
Remember the fallen in the workplace
28 April, 2015
Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day, a day set aside to focus on taking action to prevent future deaths, injuries and illnesses in the workplace and to also remember those that have died from a work-related incident or illness.
