SafeWork SA and the Environment Protection Authority have completed the first stage of a joint audit of licensed asbestos removalists to assess safety practices at depots and worksites. [ + ]

WorkSafe has issued a warning to check workers’ high risk work licences after fake licences issued in New South Wales turned up in WA. [ + ]

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has released the Hazardous Waste Data Assessment. [ + ]

Finding the right solution for hazardous weighing practices is a difficult task. To assist manufacturers across a number of industries, Mettler Toledo has published the Hazardous Area Catalog. The free catalogue offers solutions for the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries with hazardous environments. [ + ]

Chalmers University of Technology researcher Christian Müller has produced a thread with unique optical properties which can be used to create invisible patterns in fabrics that are only visible under polarised light. From a long-term perspective, Christian Müller’s discovery could also be used to manufacture ‘smart textiles’, such as clothing that changes colours based on electrical charge. [ + ]

Yesterday (15 May), the Australian Parliament passed a landmark law to better protect Australian offshore workers and Australia’s pristine marine environment. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia is hosting a series of training and information sessions to raise awareness and understanding of the hazard classification, safety data sheet and labelling requirements for workplace chemicals in the model Work Health and Safety regulations, which incorporates the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). [ + ]

Emergency Services Minister Joe Francis today paid tribute to the courage and commitment of Western Australia’s firefighters while marking International Firefighters’ Day at a memorial service in Kings Park. [ + ]

The risk to human health can be severe in situations where dust is poorly controlled. Choosing an effective dust suppression solution is an effective way to mitigate the problem. [ + ]

The management of fatigue risk is a priority for safety managers across many industries. Jim Huemmer of Shiftwork Solutions looks at how sleep is a key contributor. [ + ]

With hazardous noise a major cause of hearing loss in NSW workplaces, WorkCover NSW is reminding NSW business of the importance of managing hazardous noise in the workplace. [ + ]

Last week (Wednesday 24 April 2013), Brady Australia officially opened its new purpose-built facility in Greystanes, NSW. At the event, Seton (a Brady business) had the pleasure of presenting a $10,000 cheque to The Salvation Army for the Salvos’ Youth Support Network. [ + ]

WorkSafe is continuing to investigate the collapse of the wall which killed three people at a construction site in Swanston St, Carlton, on 28 March 2013. [ + ]

The winners of the 8th annual Safe Work Australia Awards were announced last night by Safe Work Australia Chair Ann Sherry AO. [ + ]

The death of a friend, coupled with a strong interest in science, has led a UQ student to the specialised study of occupational health and safety science to create safer workplaces. [ + ]