Safe Work Australia has released the revised draft Code of Practice: Construction Work for a six-week public comment period starting today. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

NHP has advised that inferior-quality imitation copies of its Lockdin range have recently appeared in the market and pose a genuine safety risk. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Fitness Australia has won the Australian National Preventive Health Agency’s (ANPHA) inaugural Healthy Small Workplace Award for implementing best practices in creating a healthy workplace for its employees. [ + ]

According to a mine safety alert from NSW Trade & Investment, in a recent incident a driver lost control of an unladen forklift while driving downhill on a long, straight quarry road. It’s believed that the seatbelt prevented the driver from being crushed, which could have resulted in serious injury or a fatality. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia, Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety (AgHealth) and Country Women’s Association of Australia (CWAA) have joined together to support the fitting of crush protection devices (CPDs) to quad bikes before more deaths and serious injuries occur. [ + ]

Engineering, architecture and environmental company GHD continues to grow the number of its operating centres certified to international standards. Its Tasmanian operations were recently included in this certification, achieving the widely recognised occupational health and safety management systems standard OHSAS18001. [ + ]

The National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) recently appointed Ansell as its official training services partner to provide students with accurate information and guidance on hand safety PPE. [ + ]

The NSW Government Trade & Investment mine safety department’s fatigue management evaluation manual is designed to help evaluate the existing capacity, culture and approach to managing fatigue in the workplace. [ + ]