Staying alive: how technology can minimise the risks of distracted driving
Remote monitoring aids roadside culvert safety in Far North Queensland
Barriers to a drug and alcohol safety program in high-risk industries
Rethinking machine safety: a systems-based approach for safer workplaces
When PPE becomes negotiable: understanding glove use through a behavioural science lens
Staying alive: how technology can minimise the risks of distracted driving
Having drivers on your team who don't keep their full attention on the road is dangerous on multiple fronts. Here's how technology may be able to help.
Remote monitoring aids roadside culvert safety in Far North Queensland
A remote monitoring and control solution designed to operate in the complete absence of mains power and cellular coverage has been delivered in Queensland.
Barriers to a drug and alcohol safety program in high-risk industries
An Australian study interviewed construction and manufacturing WHS professionals to understand challenges a promising drug and alcohol program would face.
Rethinking machine safety: a systems-based approach for safer workplaces
A systems-based approach asks the question: how do risks emerge from the interaction between people, machines and the environment as a whole?
Application report: Cold, clever, convenient — Früchte Jork puts new deep-freeze warehouse into operation
Früchte Jork GmbH from Baden-Württemberg, Germany — a family-run fresh food wholesaler — has reached an important milestone: Its new, fully automated...
Cirlock GLB-9 Mini Group Lockbox
The Cirlock GLB-9 Mini Group Lockbox is designed for when there are up to four people working on...
PostureAssist Foot Rest
The PostureAssist Foot Rest is an ergonomic foot support designed to attach directly to the base...
Atmosphere, access and rescue — confined space safety beyond compliance
Working at Height Association CEO SCOTT BARBER explains the importance of a whole system of hazard management approach to confined space.
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562 improvement notices issued as WA 'sharpens' abattoir safety
A WorkSafe WA inspection program saw 19 regional abattoirs visited, 562 improvement notices and...
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SafeWork NSW inspectors to don body-worn video
To deter violence or aggression against SafeWork NSW inspectors, the NSW Government has commenced...
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Oz-based PIP completes Honeywell PPE acquisition
Australian-based company Protective Industrial Products, Inc. has completed its acquisition of...
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Working at height and the law: primary duties, litigation trends and risk-mitigation to-dos
Lawyers Georgie Chapman and Fleur McKay-Calvert set out working at height primary duties, litigation trends and some key risk-mitigation to-dos.
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$100K fine after construction worker falls around 3.8m
After a worker undertaking re-sheeting and cladding work was injured in a fall from a two-storey...
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Global scaffolding community gains dedicated day of recognition
With the launch of International Scaffolding and Access Day on 14 May, the global scaffolding...
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Roofing company gets $700K in fines over working at height offences
A roofing company has been convicted and fined a total of $700,000 after repeatedly putting...
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What is the work-related impact of long-term back problems?
Australian researchers have set out to project the work-related impact of long-term back problems among working-age Australians (15–64 years).
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Woman crushed by 23,639-litre water tank leads to $115K in fines
After a woman suffered injuries including a crushed pelvis and ribs, three broken vertebrae and a...
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$80K fine follows 18-year-old worker crushed by a suspended load
A steel company has been fined $80,000 after a worker, in only his second week of work, sustained...
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$200K fine after worker pinned to the ground by vehicle-mounted crane
After a worker was pinned to the ground by a vehicle-mounted crane, a transportation company...
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