Industry News
Winners of Good Design awards announced
Makinex has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Safe Work Australia Award for Good Design for safety in construction and innovation. [ + ]
Revised electrical safety code
Revised every five years, a new edition of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) will be available this August. [ + ]
Mobile game app warns of heart disease
An innovative mobile app game is being developed to encourage a better understanding of the warning signs of a heart attack targeted at all audience types, including the elderly and people with low literacy. [ + ]
Three farm deaths in three days prompts safety plea
A horror period in which three men died in separate farming incidents in three days has prompted WorkSafe Victoria to issue a warning for farmers to make safety their absolute priority. [ + ]
Construction company fined over Sydney explosion
A Sydney construction company has been fined $240,000 following a 2013 explosion that damaged several nearby properties. [ + ]
Workplace drug and alcohol training course offer
Pathtech is offering new customers for a limited time a nationally recognised and accredited training course for free on purchase of 100 Securetec DrugWipes before 30 June 2016. [ + ]
Fatal truck crash rate falls 80%
New figures show that despite having double the number of articulated trucks on our roads, the number of fatal truck crashes has fallen 80% since the 1980s. [ + ]
NSW work deaths lowest in 20 years
New statistics released by the state's workers compensation authority show a significant fall in death and injury rates in NSW workplaces. [ + ]
Warning over exploding lead-acid batteries
The Mine Safety Investigation Unit has released a safety warning following a number of explosions involving lead-acid batteries in NSW in recent months. [ + ]
WA safety awards now open
Businesses are being encouraged to take the time to enter the 2016 Work Safety Awards Western Australia and spread the word about their positive workplace safety and health practices. [ + ]
DIY may mean DIE
Farmers are being urged not to attempt dangerous do-it-yourself (DIY) electrical work as part of a new electrical safety campaign. [ + ]
Top trucking issues for election campaign: ATA
No RSRT, better road safety and building stronger trucking businesses will be key issues in the 2016 election campaign, says the CEO of the ATA. [ + ]
Lifesaving smartphone technology rings in big prize
An emergency mobile phone system developed at Flinders University has won a prestigious international award for post-disaster relief work in the Pacific. [ + ]
Safety inspector scam
It's often said that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but for one SA man, this has proved to be quite costly. [ + ]
Young worker dies in bobcat incident
A young worker has died after being struck by a bobcat in Geelong on Friday. [ + ]
