Transport experts will gather in Melbourne this week to show how intelligent transport systems could increase safety for truck drivers on Victorian highways. [ + ]

A resource kit to assist industry and commercial vessel operators comply with revised operational safety requirements has been launched by The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the University of Tasmania's Australian Maritime College (AMC). [ + ]

Wormald has signed a national supply agreement with Komatsu to provide fire suppression systems for mobile equipment. An industry first, the partnership will see vehicle fire suppression systems supplied directly to Komatsu for fitment by technicians at the assembly stage. [ + ]

The CSIRO has released a software tool that can predict the severity and spread of destructive bushfires. [ + ]

If you have recently developed an innovative road safety initiative, then you are encouraged to share your work for the 2015 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Awards, which are now open for 2015 entries. [ + ]

The manufacturing industry reportedly holds second spot in the number of serious workers compensation claims of any industry in Australia, according to recent data from Safe Work Australia, and will be a main focus of the national work health and safety strategy. [ + ]

Welnis Labs and Metronaps, manufacturer of napping pods, have teamed up to get Australians nodding off at work - all in the name of productivity, workplace wellness and worker safety. [ + ]

The use of cloth masks by healthcare workers may actually put them at increased risk of respiratory illness and viral infections and their global use should be discouraged, according to a UNSW study.

High demand for functional safety training has prompted the providers of the SIL seminar series to offer the coursework through e-learning. [ + ]

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day, a day set aside to focus on taking action to prevent future deaths, injuries and illnesses in the workplace and to also remember those that have died from a work-related incident or illness.

The 12th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference is still accepting abstracts for oral, poster and symposium presentations, but the deadline is approaching fast. [ + ]

Registrations are now open to attend the 2015 Security Exhibition & Conference, Australasia's security industry event, which is returning to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 15-17 July. [ + ]

The United Nations has adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), which will come into effect in Australia from 1 January 2017, signifying a dramatic change in industry compliance and management. [ + ]

New sustainability standards for IT products will be released later this year outlining an approach to reduce hazardous substances in computers, displays and other electronic devices. [ + ]

Safely escaping from a wind turbine nacelle in a fire emergency was the topic for discussion for engineering and health and safety personnel who gathered in Norway last month for the Safer by Design workshop. [ + ]