Industry News
Deb Australia opens new manufacturing site
A new $15m manufacturing plant has been opened by Deb Group in South-western Sydney. [ + ]
Safety bulletin for mining sites
NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has been provided with information about potential explosions that may occur in sealed goaves or mined out areas. [ + ]
Sydney turns out for safety
The Sydney Showground has been abuzz the last few days with industry professionals checking out the latest in technology, knowledge and innovation for The Safety Show Sydney, produced by Informa Exhibitions. [ + ]
Innovation and technology on the radar
From aircraft traffic control through to mine safety, personal movement tracking and new automobile collision avoidance systems, innovative radar solutions will be discussed in Adelaide from 9-12 September at the Radar 2013 conference. [ + ]
Sitemed achieves ISO 9001 accreditation
Health and emergency response outsourcing company Sitemed has been awarded ISO 9001 certification. [ + ]
Diesel emissions in mines - new technical reference groups for coal and metal mines
Technical reference groups for coal and metal mines are being established by the NSW Government,Trade & Investments Mine Safety. [ + ]
Public comment open on draft Code of Practice: Construction Work
Safe Work Australia has released the revised draft Code of Practice: Construction Work for a six-week public comment period starting today. [ + ]
Updated ATPV rating for high-visibility fabric
Hard Yakka together with Tecgen have released updated information regarding the high-visibility shirts and overalls in the Hard Yakka Protect with Tecgen Select range. [ + ]
Safety notice: beware of imitations of NHP's Lockdin device
NHP has advised that inferior-quality imitation copies of its Lockdin range have recently appeared in the market and pose a genuine safety risk. [ + ]
High risk work licence conversions needed in SA
Operators of forklifts, cranes, hoists and pressure equipment as well as those doing scaffolding, rigging and dogging work in South Australia need to convert their old qualifications to the national Licence to Perform High Risk Work. [ + ]
Work health and safety jurisprudence, organisational culture, risk and decision-making, and user-centred and safe design
Safe Work Australia has sponsored four new chapters in the OHS Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals covering work health and safety jurisprudence, organisational culture, risk and decision-making, and user-centred and safe design. [ + ]
Workplace safety app for SMEs
The Simple Safety app is a step-by-step system developed to help businesses become compliant with work health and safety legislation while on the go. [ + ]
Faulty cable recall
Infinity brand thermoplastic-sheathed, insulated electric electrical cables have recently failed laboratory testing and batch numbers INFH 190311, INFH 210912 and INFMEL 081112 are being recalled. [ + ]
Clear actions for CSIRO from independent report
The CSIRO has released the General Findings Report of the independent investigator, Professor Dennis Pearce AO, who has been examining allegations from current and former staff of workplace bullying and other unreasonable behaviour in the organisation. [ + ]
Safety device launched during National Rail Safety Week
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has used National Rail Safety Week to launch its new Australian-designed and tested rail safety innovation that warns rail safety workers of incoming trains using its 3G national train communications network. [ + ]
