dorsaVi acquires Australian Workplace Compliance to drive OHS expansion
07 July, 2014 | Supplied by: dorsaVi Pty LtdMedical device company dorsaVi has announced the acquisition of Australian Workplace Compliance to increase its service offering and client base in the occupational health and safety (OHS) market.
WorkCover improves safety in wood industry
03 July, 2014More than $170,000 had been invested on safety improvements by wood products manufacturing businesses across the state as part of a WorkCover NSW project to improve safety and reduce injuries in the high-risk industry.
Traffic noise is dangerous for your health - solutions exist for dense cities
03 July, 2014A new report from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, titled Quieter cities of the future, Lessening the severe health effects of traffic noise in cities by emission reductions, shows how the negative health effects of noise can be reduced.
Dam emergency planning
02 July, 2014The emergency management of dams was the focus of a short course recently delivered in part by Seqwater Principal Engineer John Tibaldi.
Shoe technology sent into space
01 July, 2014NASA has launched the force and motion measuring shoes, co-developed by Xsens and University of Twente, to outer space.
Bee-inspired landing system to improve safety
30 June, 2014Bees have inspired development of a new aircraft landing system that is fully independent of outside technology, improving passenger safety by deterring blocking or hacking.
What's missing in your annual report?
30 June, 2014Safe Work Australia commends Aurora Energy, winner of the Work Health and Safety Reporting Award at this year's Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) held earlier this month in Sydney, and urges all organisations to integrate work health and safety (WHS) performance into their annual report this year.
Pilz launches new Robot Safety course
27 June, 2014 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPPilz has seen a rising demand for robotic safety systems and has recently designed a new robot safety training course to provide those who integrate robotic systems with a comprehensive understanding of the essential requirements of robot safety.
Driving ... a road to poor health?
26 June, 2014As little as two hours a day behind the wheel is a potential risk factor for a range of poor health behaviours and outcomes, a University of Sydney study has shown.
Veterans mental health program
24 June, 2014The University of Adelaide's Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies will lead a comprehensive research program to investigate the mental health and wellbeing of contemporary armed service personnel and veterans.
Information release on worker's death at mine site
24 June, 2014NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has published an Investigation Information Release into the death of a worker who died while attempting to clear a drainage borehole in an underground sump at Cobar on 11 June 2014.
Strategy helps cut worker injury by almost half
23 June, 2014A work health and safety program which has cut workplace injuries by almost half has earned Tweed Shire Council a regional award from the NSW Business Chamber Awards.
Funding announced for heavy vehicle safety
23 June, 2014Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss launched round four of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Programme at the 2014 National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra recently.
Managing road and vehicle operating areas in underground coal mines
18 June, 2014NSW Trade & Investment has announced that the comment period ends soon on managing roads in underground coal mines.
Procrastination on public health goals is endangering children, experts warn
18 June, 2014Although Australia continues to be a world leader in lead metal mining, smelting and processing, international scientists have raised urgent concerns in a new Environment International paper about a lack of understanding on the hazards of these operations.
