Mining has been one of Australia's most progressive industries when it comes to workplace drug testing - but many companies are now working with policies outdated by more than 10 years

Depression; mood swings; the inability to tolerate loud sounds; continuous tinnitus, jaw and neck pain. These symptoms read like the after-effects of some type of torture. In reality, these symptoms are the end result of acoustic shock injury or ASI

Kiwi ingenuity is leading the way in the rail maintenance industry, with major safety initiatives developed by local rail maintenance workers being implemented not just on New Zealand's rail network

Personal protective equipment (PPE) has had a bad rap. Workers don't like wearing it. The perception is that any PPE item that actually provides wearer safety and product protection must be bulky and uncomfortable

The human body has a narrow operating range for its internal temperature. During exercise or physically demanding work, the body needs more energy to operate. When it burns more energy, the body temperature goes up

A major US beer manufacturer operates one of its largest packaging facilities on the east coast of America

Mobile equipment, particularly forklifts, are associated with a large number of workplace injuries. Intelligent transport systems (ITS) have significant potential to enhance industrial safety

Automate, Australia's leading hi-tech manufacturing exhibition for the automation and process industries, will be staged at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park from 13-15 September 2005

In order to comply with new safety guidelines issued by the NSW government, Centennial Coal's Myuna Colliery overhauled its mine winder safety and control system in 2004

What does a managing director of a transport company, a managing director of a labour-hire company, four mine managers and a surveyor have in common? They have all recently been personally prosecuted and convicted for OHS offences

On 10 June 2005, the Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Deaths) Bill 2005 (NSW) (Workplace Deaths Bill) completed its passage through both houses of the New South Wales Parliament

Until recently the essential yet onerous duty of classifying safety instrumented systems (SISs) according to their Safety Integrity Level (SIL) was the post-installation responsibility of the plant engineer alone

Handling and disposal of bodily fluids is part of several areas of work. While general awareness about the potential risks related to handling bodily fluids has been growing, there have been several key developments recently

Due to the frequency of access required to the rooftops of Adelaide's domestic airport for routine maintenance, the designers of the new terminal building decided to specify an 8 mm static line system

As workcover premiums continue to soar, many organisations are looking to implement strategies to improve employee health and wellbeing in conjunction with safety initiatives, as a way of reducing and improving the company's bottom line