How robots are making nuclear facilities safer
09 November, 2023Sellafield, a UK-based nuclear site, has increasingly made use of robots to enhance safety for its workers.
New resources launched for National Asbestos Awareness Month
06 November, 2023A suite of new resources has been launched to mark National Asbestos Awareness Month and to ensure Australians continue to learn to manage asbestos safely.
Silicosis support service launched for patients
08 September, 2023Lung Foundation Australia has launched a Silicosis Social Work program, a free, telephone-based support network for people living with silicosis, their family and carers.
CFMEU backs national engineered stone ban
25 August, 2023The CFMEU has called for Labor to ban the manufacture, use and import of all engineered stone products.
Improving safety by predicting mine disasters
22 August, 2023Safety can be improved in mines through greater monitoring of wind, gas density and temperatures, according to a new study.
SA introduces tougher rules for working with engineered stone
02 August, 2023South Australia will implement tougher rules around the use of engineered stone from 1 September 2023, amid an ongoing national inquiry into a ban on the products.
HEMCO inline air filtration system
21 July, 2023 | Supplied by: HEMCO CorporationThe HEMCO HEPA and Carbon Filtration system features a galvanised steel housing with hinged and gasketed access door for filter change-out.
Free lung health checks offered to former miners
12 July, 2023Former and retired mine and quarry workers in Queensland are encouraged to get a free lung health check to detect mine dust lung diseases.
Welding safety at the forefront for industry, govt and statutory bodies
23 June, 2023The Australian welding industry is collaborating with government and statutory bodies to ensure that appropriate strategies are in place to reduce welder exposure to fumes.
Worker fatalities prompt safety reminder about industrial gates
23 June, 2023SafeWork NSW has called for those who own industrial gates to get them checked, after a number of serious incidents, including two deaths, occurred between 2017 and 2022.
SWA seeks feedback on exposure to non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens
16 June, 2023Safe Work Australia has encouraged stakeholders to complete a survey about the presence of non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens in Australian workplaces.
Safety warning after worker seriously burned in heater fire
13 June, 2023SafeWork SA has issued a safety warning after a worker was burned while refuelling a heating device in an Adelaide hotel.
The importance of upgrading safety-critical alarms
06 June, 2023 | Supplied by: Omniflex (Australia) Pty LtdA chemical plant required upgrades to replace its aging and outdated safety alarm systems.
More funding for early detection of silicosis
17 May, 2023Monash University has received a funding boost for research projects related to the early screening and detection of silicosis.
Getting across the new silica dust code of practice
04 May, 2023 | Supplied by: International Exhibition & Conference Group Pty LtdThe construction industry in Queensland now has Australia's first code of practice for the management of respirable crystalline silica (RCS).
