Industry News
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
3.6 million Australian workers exposed to carcinogens
Australian researchers have found that a staggering 40% of workers are exposed to cancer-causing agents in their current jobs, with men at higher risk than women. [ + ]
Novel gas-detection technology being commericialised
Photonic Innovations aims to commercialise a novel gas-detection technology, developed at the University of Otago, that is claimed to virtually eliminate false alarms. [ + ]
Safety alert - tyre exploded during inflation
According to a report from NSW Trade & Investment, a tyre on an underground development jumbo exploded shortly after being topped up with compressed nitrogen in a surface workshop, injuring one person. [ + ]
Dust from dairies not likely to pose hazard to nearby communities
Studies by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate the dust stirred up by wind and restless cattle at dairies does contain bacteria, fungi and small bacterial remnants such as endotoxins. But these potentially problematic particles are not found at high levels far beyond the barnyard. [ + ]
Yokogawa receives top health and safety accreditation
Yokogawa Australia has become one of only two industrial automation and control companies operating in Australia to achieve certification in the soon-to-be-recognised international occupational health and safety management system standard, the OHSAS 18001:2007. [ + ]
Busting the mood for food
Researchers at Microsoft have released a report on the development of a 'smart bra' with embedded sensors that capture heart rate and respiration as well as skin activity and movement to detect a woman's stress levels. Designed as a method to combat emotional overeating, the data from the bra is processed and a warning message can be sent to a mobile phone application if the risk of overeating is detected. [ + ]
