Industry News
Mining competition gains the upper glove hand
Vehicle extrication, firefighting, first aid, hazchem, confined space, rope rescue and plenty more real-life scenarios will be used to test the skills of the emergency response teams from a range of mining operations across Western Australia as they battle it out to be the overall winner at the third annual Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC). [ + ]
Keeping Victoria's farms safer after year-long campaign
According to WorkSafe Victoria, more than 460 farms are now safer following its 12-month campaign by inspectors to help identify and eradicate the most common causes of injuries and fatalities in agricultural workplaces. [ + ]
Take a fresh look at work health and safety
Safework SA is encouraging South Australians to focus on work safety by getting involved in Safe Work Week 2013 (28 October to 1 November) to reduce workplace injury, death and disease.
[ + ]Guidance for supervision of construction sites
WorkSafe ACT has issued a Guidance Note on what is adequate supervision on a construction site. [ + ]
Sydney turns out for safety
The Sydney Showground has been abuzz the last few days with industry professionals checking out the latest in technology, knowledge and innovation for The Safety Show Sydney, produced by Informa Exhibitions. [ + ]
Deb Australia opens new manufacturing site
A new $15m manufacturing plant has been opened by Deb Group in South-western Sydney. [ + ]
Safety bulletin for mining sites
NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has been provided with information about potential explosions that may occur in sealed goaves or mined out areas. [ + ]
Innovation and technology on the radar
From aircraft traffic control through to mine safety, personal movement tracking and new automobile collision avoidance systems, innovative radar solutions will be discussed in Adelaide from 9-12 September at the Radar 2013 conference. [ + ]
Sitemed achieves ISO 9001 accreditation
Health and emergency response outsourcing company Sitemed has been awarded ISO 9001 certification. [ + ]
Diesel emissions in mines - new technical reference groups for coal and metal mines
Technical reference groups for coal and metal mines are being established by the NSW Government,Trade & Investments Mine Safety. [ + ]
Public comment open on draft Code of Practice: Construction Work
Safe Work Australia has released the revised draft Code of Practice: Construction Work for a six-week public comment period starting today. [ + ]
Updated ATPV rating for high-visibility fabric
Hard Yakka together with Tecgen have released updated information regarding the high-visibility shirts and overalls in the Hard Yakka Protect with Tecgen Select range. [ + ]
Safety notice: beware of imitations of NHP's Lockdin device
NHP has advised that inferior-quality imitation copies of its Lockdin range have recently appeared in the market and pose a genuine safety risk. [ + ]
Faulty cable recall
Infinity brand thermoplastic-sheathed, insulated electric electrical cables have recently failed laboratory testing and batch numbers INFH 190311, INFH 210912 and INFMEL 081112 are being recalled. [ + ]
Workplace safety app for SMEs
The Simple Safety app is a step-by-step system developed to help businesses become compliant with work health and safety legislation while on the go. [ + ]