A new University of Melbourne report has identified links between workplace health and safety measures and better business performance, including increased productivity, lower costs, greater innovation and higher profitability. [ + ]

Australian transport business ABC Transport has updated its fleet of Toyota 8-Series forklifts. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has licensed royalty-free patent rights for its PIDPlus wireless PID controller technology to improve real-time control performance, simplify tuning and inherently protect against system failures across all control systems. [ + ]

Since the Swine Flu threat and the most recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, healthcare providers and public officials have been using non-contact infrared cameras to quickly scan large numbers of people in public areas for the elevated body temperatures that could indicate a virus infection. [ + ]

Pacific Hoists has announced its appointment as the master distributor for Simplex products for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has congratulated TruckSafe operator Speedie Contractors on winning the 'Best Solution of a WHS Risk in a small business' award at the NSCA National Safety Awards of Excellence earlier this week. [ + ]

Clipsal by Schneider Electric and the Julian Burton Burns Trust have announced six recipients of the biannual Community Grants Program. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released a video that explores how an organisation's culture impacts on safety and what people can do to shift it in the right direction. [ + ]

Two new AAA-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to design them to be safer. [ + ]

ACOHS has changed its name to Chemical Safety International. [ + ]

Australians who regularly work evenings, nights or weekends have worse work-life balance than those who work standard weekday hours, new research from the University of South Australia's Centre for Work + Life reveals. [ + ]

Data released today in Safe Work Australia's latest Comparative Performance Monitoring report shows work-related compensated injury fatalities are at their lowest level since 2002. [ + ]

Australian scientists have come up with the solution to a worldwide pollution problem - how to mop up the toxic residues left after the use of special foams to fight fires. [ + ]

SoFA, SEEK and the Melbourne Business School have entered into an Australian partnership to help break down mental health related barriers in the workplace.

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has launched a driver health initiative, releasing the first in a series of health fact sheets for ATA members. [ + ]