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Transport company implements driver monitoring system to improve lone-worker safety

22 July, 2016 | Supplied by: FleetSeek

A major transport company recently approached FleetSeek to implement a monitoring solution that could improve safety for its drivers working alone at night, often in rural, distant locations.


Mental health support for Victorian farmers

19 July, 2016

Up to 30 additional mental health first-aid sessions and an expanded 'Look Over The Farm Gate' support program will be available for dairy farmers across Victoria.


Punishment is not enough for workplace safety excellence

14 July, 2016

Working with Queensland industry, researchers at QUT are developing 'carrot and stick' strategies for workplace safety.


Applying for your role or similar to work overseas

06 July, 2016

What you need to know to work in New Zealand and vice versa under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA).


SICK wins 2016 Red Dot Award

04 July, 2016 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

Industrial sensor manufacturer SICK has won a coveted 2016 Product Design category in the international Red Dot Award competition.


A new approach to safety training

01 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP

Pilz has announced a new training program to simplify how workers and organisations get certified in machine safety.


Emergency planning for extreme events

29 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Tigertail Australia Pty Ltd

If Sydney was hit with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, would our emergency response systems hold up?


Shoddy welding 'will lead to deaths'

29 June, 2016

Public safety is at risk unless compliance is legislated for fabricated steel, warns the Welding Technology Institute of Australia.


Disruptive safety key focus at upcoming safety show

24 June, 2016

One of the largest safety exhibitions in Australia will be coming to Sydney in September, focusing on 'disruptive safety' as well as mental health and physical wellbeing in the workplace.


Carcinogens in the workplace

22 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Safe Work Australia

A series of reports exploring the likelihood of worker exposure to a number of carcinogens in the construction, agriculture and manufacturing industries is now available.


Is the air we breathe indoors more important than outside air quality?

21 June, 2016

Doing the 'samba' indoors for your health at work — but not in the way that you think.


Control Logic partners with CSE Uniserve

17 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Control Logic Pty Ltd

Control Logic has announced it has been appointed a channel partner in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia for industrial equipment supplier CSE Uniserve.


Warning on falsified high risk work licences

15 June, 2016

WorkSafe WA has issued a warning to businesses to carefully check high risk work licences after being alerted to a falsified licence holder.


Boosting Victoria's workplace anti-bullying agenda

15 June, 2016

Training sessions on bullying and its effects for young workers aged 16–24 will look at driving awareness and change, thanks to a dynamic new partnership.


Climate change endangering Australia’s industrial assets

09 June, 2016

Climate change is making storms like the one that has wreaked havoc on Sydney this week more damaging, risking industrial, road, rail and other infrastructure assets.


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