After four years of testing and development, electrical safety gear manufacturer Protectelec’s Protex inverter product is now an Australian Standards Approved electrical safety application. [ + ]

Worker and commuter safety is being question by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union of NSW after a number of City Rail’s train station booking offices have been closed after discovery of asbestos. [ + ]

A court has fined Transport company Patricks Distribution $9,750 for failing to ensure more than 3600 kg of chemicals transported from its Arndell Park Depot, in Sydney’s West, were probably placarded to warn people dangerous good were on board. [ + ]

The TWU's Federal Committee of Management has announced its support for the NSW WorkCover OH&S regulations on Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue. [ + ]

Bill Scales has been appointed the new Chairman of the Australian Safety Compensation Council (ASCC) and Shane Freeman has been promoted to Deputy Chairman. [ + ]

A study of administration workers has found their musculoskeletal pain is more affected by psychosocial factors than by excessive work hours. [ + ]

Winter is often a bad time for workplaces, with many workers falling ill with colds and flus. Productivity is affected, with time away from the office resulting in lost man hours. [ + ]

Being obese and male increases your chances of dying in a car crash, according to a team at the Injury Research Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. [ + ]

Sydney Airport is trialling a new debris detecting system that would replace or enhance its existing regime of having two workers drive in a zigzag pattern up the runway three times a day to check for debris. [ + ]

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) president, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, has hit out at plans by the Pharmacy Guild for pharmacists to take over the issuing of sick leave certificates for employees to have time off workm saying the plans confirm the AMA’s warnings to the Federal Government of a major flaw in its Work Choices legislation. [ + ]

The International Society of Respiratory Protection (ISRP) has announced open registration for its 13th Biannual International Conference on Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers, First Responders, and Emerging Hazards to be held in Toronta, Canada. [ + ]

Plant and equipment suppliers must independently verify that the products they supply comply with safety standards, as a recent NSW prosecution illustrates. [ + ]

The South Australian-based Hardy Wine Company has taken top honours at the 2005 Safe Work Australia Awards. [ + ]

On the eve of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, national packaging and safety supplier, Signet has renewed its support of Australian sport, by announcing the sponsorship of triathlete, Emma Snowsill. [ + ]

High school students in the Northern Territory will receive information on OH&S issues before they enter the workforce as part of an iniative by Worksafe NT. [ + ]