Industry News
Good footwear can reduce workplace slips
Workplace slips are a major cost to businesses, with 256,000 lost work days in Queensland at a cost of over $60 million. [ + ]
WHS report released by Safe Work Australia
A new report has been released by Safe Work Australia that focuses on the processes for gathering and communicating work health and safety performance information. [ + ]
Keynote speaker announced for SAFETYconnect 2017
Stephen Woolger, Manager Health & Safety at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC), has been announced as one of the keynote speakers at SAFETYconnect 2017. [ + ]
Women's workplace safety initiatives rewarded
SafeWork SA used International Women's Day to launch its new initiative designed to improve women's health and safety at work. [ + ]
New technique to remove toxic firefighting foam chemicals
A new technique has been developed for eliminating the toxic chemicals that are linked to firefighting foam contamination. [ + ]
TradieSafe program aims to improve construction safety
A project has been launched by SafeWork NSW to try and reduce injuries in the Hunter region's residential construction industry. [ + ]
Link suspected between hearing loss and loud cities
There is a link between hearing loss and noise pollution, according to a report published by digital hearing app Mimi. [ + ]
Work perks improve employee productivity
A study by ReportLinker shows that 90% of employees believe that their productivity is linked to their environment. [ + ]
Improvements made to emergency services communication
The first LTE broadcast enabled push-to-talk (PTT) has been delivered on Telstra's live LTE network. [ + ]
New campaign aims to make NSW the safest state
With 30,902 major workplace injuries and illnesses and 60 fatalities in NSW during 2015–16, a new SafeWork campaign is aiming to make workplaces safer. [ + ]
