AI system seeks to prepare firefighters for megafire conditions
Opinion: Beyond the survey — what psychosocial risk management is becoming
Could Australia's use of this machine identify silicosis before damage occurs?
Top 4 tips to improve occupational exoskeletons
Has this Norwegian scientist found the safety–comfort balance in protective footwear?
AI system seeks to prepare firefighters for megafire conditions
Part of a five-year partnership between UNSW and Fire and Rescue NSW, the scenario-modelling system combines AI, immersive visualisation and advanced simulation.
Opinion: Beyond the survey — what psychosocial risk management is becoming
The government-backed People at Work assessment platform will close on 2 October. This psychosocial risk researcher says the challenge goes beyond finding a replacement.
Could Australia's use of this machine identify silicosis before damage occurs?
Introduced in Australia in 2024, the machine uses a simple breathing test to capture microscopic particles naturally exhaled from the very deepest part of the lung.
Top 4 tips to improve occupational exoskeletons
Texan engineers evaluated four occupational exoskeleton systems currently in the marketplace. Informed by their research, here are four top tips for designers.
Has this Norwegian scientist found the safety–comfort balance in protective footwear?
With 20,000 measurements analysed, the industrial designer and senior research scientist says the concept turns the way protective shoes are produced upside down.
Upgraded Sundström SR100 Half‑Face Respirator
The upgraded Sundström SR100 half‑face respirator has been developed to deliver consistent...
BodyGuard i-Tag Pedestrian Safety System
The BodyGuard Pedestrian Safety System is designed to counter for changes in environment and...
Managing hazards, not just controls: rethinking confined space safety
Despite legislation, Australian Standards and established permit systems, serious confined space incidents continue to occur. WAHA CEO Scott Barber...
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Lead dust exposure during power station decommissioning results in $60K fine
Respiratory protection to prevent inhalation of lead dust, such as full-face respirators, was not...
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$90K fine after grout gun left apprentice with 5% vision
The young adult apprentice was not provided with adequate personal protective equipment and...
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Australian CDC provides doctors with updated silica dust guidance
Outlining best practices for health assessments and monitoring, it spans available evidence,...
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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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Death of 25-year-old crushed against steel frame leads to $630K in fines
The worker was in a boom lift to install safety mesh for future roofing works. No spotter was...
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$205K in fines follow six-metre fall from unsafely constructed scaffold
Two companies and one director have been fined $100,000, $15,000 and $90,000, respectively, after...
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$200K fine follows uncontrolled collapse that trapped two workers
The two workers were cutting a steel roof truss from a raised scissor lift when there was...
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Top 4 tips to improve occupational exoskeletons
Texan engineers evaluated four occupational exoskeleton systems currently in the marketplace. Informed by their research, here are four top tips...
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$1.1 million safety spend to follow forklift incident at Royal Australian Mint
After a coin blanking press weighing around three tonnes almost fell on a worker while being...
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30th annual national Spinal Health Month gets underway
June is national Spinal Health Month and to mark its 30th year, the Australian Chiropractors...
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$575K fine after 750 kg wheel assembly fell on apprentice mechanical fitter
A mining company has been fined $575,000 after an 18-year-old apprentice mechanical fitter became...
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