Industry News
Occupational safety in transport conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for OSIT2014: The 2nd International Occupational Safety in Transport Conference and close on 17 March 2014. The conference will be a multidisciplinary event featuring representatives from road and transport safety, aviation and watercraft, fleets, safety culture and management, construction safety and associated fields. [ + ]
A gateway to the emerging security and safety market of Vietnam
Secutech Vietnam 2014 is scheduled to be held from 20-22 August 2014 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [ + ]
Engineering conference features machine safety
Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, ethernet in industry, machine safety, future manufacturing and skills shortages are just some of the hot topics that will be covered at the inaugural ACI Connect conference being held in Melbourne from 9 to 10 April 2014. [ + ]
Outdoor workers face increased cancer risk
Perth researchers have completed a comprehensive study into Australian workers and their exposure to ultraviolet radiation - a known human carcinogen. [ + ]
Texting teen driver takes out science award
The winners of the BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards were announced in Melbourne this week by the CEO of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie, and CSIRO chief executive Megan Clark. [ + ]
A global benchmark for organisational safety performance
Safety benchmarking company Global Safety Index (GSI) is offering organisations a global benchmarking service on their safety performance and is said to be the first business in the world to do so. [ + ]
Revised model Work Health and Safety Regulations now available
Technical amendments have been made to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations 2011. [ + ]
Safest driver gets congratulated
Santos GLNG has recognised its safest driver in Queensland, employee Steve See, who last year drove more than 33,000 km - or to Europe and back - with a flawless driving record. [ + ]
Workplace health and safety excellence honoured
Workers and organisations from across Australia have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to make their workplaces safer with the finalists of the 9th annual Safe Work Australia Awards announced today by Safe Work Australia Chair Ann Sherry AO. [ + ]
Intrinsically safe design for weighing in hazardous areas
A Safe by Design white paper from Mettler Toledo explores intrinsically safe design for weighing in hazardous areas. [ + ]
Machinery safety training
In addition to its MachineSAFE training course, Pilz is now offering the internationally recognised Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE) course. [ + ]
Lung Bus touring across NSW in 2014
A mobile respiratory screening service, affectionately called the Lung Bus, is visiting businesses across NSW this year. [ + ]
Be careful working around powerlines
Businesses and workers need to be very careful when working with electricity and powerlines after recent analysis from WorkCover showed there had been two electrocutions and 14 electric shocks in a recent 12-month period. [ + ]
Endeavour Energy loses third case over urine testing for staff
NSW Government-owned electricity network company Endeavour Energy has lost a third legal attempt to force staff to undergo urine tests for drug and alcohol use in a legal battle that will have major implications for a range of industries, including mining, transport and aviation. [ + ]
Safety update for NMW 2014
National Manufacturing Week (NMW) and the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) will partner to make workplace safety a feature at NMW 2014. [ + ]
