Officially launched and commemorated with a plaque in November 2014 by the Hon Minister John Elferink MLA, Northern Territory Attorney-General, Darwin, hire equipment firm Top End Access has taken delivery of a Genie SX-180, a self-propelled boom lift capable of telescoping to 56.7 m working height. [ + ]

New Zealand Oil Services Ltd (NZOSL) has upgraded to Motorola MOTOTRBO digital radios to improve the safety and productivity for the business. [ + ]

Research has found that 45% of employees in Australia are taking in excess of four weeks off work for minor injuries that should be resolved within five days. Australian organisation Injury Treatment has developed an Early Intervention Model to counteract the detrimental effects that an illness/injury can have on a company’s bottom line. [ + ]

Australian-based company Seeing Machines has signed a strategic agreement with Caterpillar Global Mining LLC, a leading manufacturer of mining equipment, for DSS in-cab Fatigue Monitoring Systems for use in mining machines. [ + ]

Moddex Systems has provided handrails and guardrails to Australian mining companies to ensure the safety of hundreds of site workers and guarantee operational productivity. [ + ]

An innovative manipulator has been developed to improve safety and productivity in underground construction. Suitable for the mining and building industries, the equipment provides a solution to the significant safety issue of personnel working with suspended loads, especially in confined underground work areas. Local mining contractor Redpath Australia has developed a machine capable of erecting steel beams in underground mines at a much safer and faster rate than the current process using cranes. [ + ]

Navman Wireless has partnered with Transtech Driven to manufacture a fatigue management solution. [ + ]

Sentient’s MVX technology can be used for different workplace safety applications such as employee induction and training, site supervision and monitoring and others. [ + ]

Grocon, an Australian construction and development company, wanted to achieve a better safety record than its peers. However, to translate goals into reality, the company needed to shift its safety culture. Grocon’s safety culture transformation helped the company achieve significant reduction in injury numbers and frequency rate. [ + ]