Industry News
Driverless train safely delivers iron ore
The first delivery of iron ore by an autonomous train has been carried out by Rio Tinto in the Pilbara, Western Australia. [ + ]
Farm Safety Week promotes no-harm farms
The latest data shows that the agriculture industry accounts for 2% of the workforce but 21% of worker fatalities. [ + ]
VR mobile tour boosts safety training
A virtual reality mobile tour service that can provide health and safety training has been launched by Beca. [ + ]
Updated safety standard for DC isolating switches
A new standard has been developed to improve safety outcomes for isolators used during renewable energy installations. [ + ]
Construction industry falls short on height safety
A SafeWork NSW safety blitz, which kicked off in November last year, has so far issued $115,000 in fines over breaches to safety laws on construction sites. [ + ]
Industry safety snapshots now available
Safe Work Australia has updated a set of work health and safety snapshots across seven different industries. [ + ]
Sickness caused by exposure to common chemicals
More than half of Australians with chemical sensitivities lost work days or a job in the past year due to illness from fragranced products in the workplace. [ + ]
Faster treatment times achieved for injured workers
The time it takes for an injured worker to receive treatment has been reduced by icare's Medical Support Panel (MSP). [ + ]
