Industry News
Health and safety representative (HSR) training approved
Best Practice Certification has announced for the second year running that it has been approved to provide Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training, following last year’s OH&S harmonisation. [ + ]
Illawarra construction project signs safety agreement
WorkCover NSW and the builders of the Wollongong Central Shopping Centre expansion have signed a partnership agreement to enshrine the highest standards of workplace safety and injury management during the life of the $200 million project. [ + ]
Take extreme care when working from heights
WorkCover NSW is urging those who work from heights to be vigilant following three serious incidents in the one day in Sydney last week. [ + ]
The ‘road ahead’ for field-based workforces
A report on Australian businesses with field-based workforces reveals that customer satisfaction is a top priority, 74% see worker health and safety as a higher priority than five years ago and 71% feel sustainability will have a significant impact on the future success of their business. [ + ]
Clearing the air on changing pollution risks
The federal government has been warned not enough is being done to protect miners and fast-food workers at drive throughs from exposure to potentially dangerous levels of exhaust fumes. [ + ]
Men’s Health Week 2013: longer life begins at work
The biggest opportunity to improve the life expectancy and wellbeing of men in Australia is to create workplaces that support their physical and mental health, according to organisers of Men’s Health Week 2013, based at the University of Western Sydney. [ + ]
Guiding improvements in disaster management
Disaster response teams can be impeded by chaotic communications, according to University of Sydney behaviour dynamics expert Professor Liaquat Hossain. [ + ]
Brightest Spark competition tackles electrical safety incidents
Master Electricians Australia has launched a competition to encourage electrical safety in response to a spate of severe electrical safety incidents in NSW. [ + ]
Corporate heavyweights band together to reduce road toll
Australia’s business sector will take a lead in improving road safety under a National Road Safety Partnership Program to be launched later this year. [ + ]
WorkSafe investigates farm fatality
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a farm fatality following the death of a worker in Elphinstone on Sunday. [ + ]
Remote control to make loading safer
Volvo Trucks has developed Work Remote, a wireless remote control unit which brings together all the functions that the driver requires while loading or unloading. [ + ]
'Safety on the edge' conference
'Safety on the edge' is a two-day conference which is being held in three cities: Melbourne (27-28 June), followed by Perth (3-4 July) and Brisbane (8-9 July). [ + ]
Burst detection system receives IECEx approval
Rupture disc manufacturer Elfab has been awarded IECEx approval for its burst detection system, Flo-Tel+, which certifies it for use internationally in the most hazardous environments. [ + ]
Safety on the subway
Fires in underground train tunnels can be catastrophic because the heat and smoke have nowhere to escape. A new coating for suspension components may help buy the crucial few minutes necessary for the train to get to the safety of the next station. [ + ]
Supervision of apprentices in the construction industry
The ACT Work Safety Commissioner has released two new Guidance Notes by WorkSafe ACT on supervision of apprentices in the ACT’s construction industry. [ + ]