A safety alert from NSW Trade & Investment highlights recommendations from kibble fatality investigation. [ + ]

Public health researchers at the University of Adelaide say office workers can benefit themselves and their families by going home on time as much as possible, to reduce work-related illness. [ + ]

Toyota's 8-series forklift range has been recognised by two prestigious international awards, winning a Special Mention in the German Design Award 2015 and a Good Design Award 2014 in Japan. [ + ]

Acquisition expands Emerson's capabilities in subsea and downhole measurement for oil and gas industry. [ + ]

In a national sample of almost 7000 firefighters, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) examined the prevalence of common sleep disorders and their association with adverse health and safety outcomes. [ + ]

DuPont Sustainable Systems has announced that Australian and New Zealand businesses would be able to enter its Safety and Sustainability Awards in 2015. [ + ]

KingGee's Workcool range is designed to help tradies beat the heat. [ + ]

Preventing falls from heights will be a key focus of a health and safety campaign being conducted at Echuca and Moama construction sites next week. [ + ]

Mettler Toledo has released the 'Hazardous-area safety competence guide', which includes: an explanation on how to avoid dangerous situations when manufacturing in hazardous areas with compliant equipment; a comprehensive understanding of standards and regulations; and methods of equipment protection. The guide also explains how to correctly install and maintain equipment in hazardous areas and shows examples of weighing systems for hazardous areas. [ + ]

Melbourne will next week host the inaugural International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management, featuring leading international and domestic experts in asbestos management, health, advocacy and governance. [ + ]

Chemical engineers in the US and South Africa are the latest to achieve Professional Process Safety Engineer registration - a global initiative led by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to improve process safety in the chemical and process industries. [ + ]

Deb Group has donated more than 18,000 bottles of Deb InstantFoam hand sanitiser to the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist efforts in combating the spread of Ebola virus in West African countries. [ + ]

Being unhappy or dissatisfied at work could be as big a contributor to back pain as hard physical work, Adelaide research has found. [ + ]

The Seqwater wellness program was awarded the best workplace health and wellbeing initiative at the Queensland Safe Work Awards 2014. [ + ]

In a bid to improve safety and professionalism of trucking operators in its local area, The District Council of Yanklilla will sign up to the TruckSafe industry accreditation program. [ + ]