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Safety guide for seafood industry in NT

19 March, 2015

A new guide has been produced to assist the Northern Territory Seafood Industry understand and manage its work health and safety requirements. The guide was produced in a collaboration between NT WorkSafe and the Northern Territory Seafood Council.


Industry welcomes new heavy vehicle safety projects

06 March, 2015

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of $200 million in heavy vehicle infrastructure funding through the latest round of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program.


Border construction sites under the microscope

05 March, 2015

WorkSafe Victoria is contacting construction employers in the Mildura region to alert them that a week of concentrated worksite visits will begin later this month.


Tips to combat lower back pain caused by sedentary work life

25 February, 2015

Physiotherapy expert provides his top five tips for easing the symptoms of back pain at work.


Grape harvest season prompts call for caution

25 February, 2015

Farms and vineyards are being advised to review their safety systems and machine guarding as the busy grape harvesting season throughout regional Victoria intensifies.


Safety Alert issued after fire ignites from worker drilling into a sealed void

02 February, 2015

A tradesman drilled into an enclosed excavator counterweight using a battery drill in an incident last year that has prompted NSW Mine Safety to issue a Safety Alert.


Business case for safe, healthy and productive work

02 February, 2015

Safe Work Australia has released the third paper in the series on the 'Role of accounting in work health and safety governance - The business case for safe, healthy and productive work'.


Five-minute exercises that could make you happier at work

29 January, 2015

A new study by academics from the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University and Ludwig Maximilian University could help to make you happier at work.


Mining industry encouraged to support workwear launch for prostate cancer awareness

29 January, 2015

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and RWW Group have teamed up to launch the Blue Gear safety workwear range. The partnership aims to raise vital funds and awareness about prostate cancer, the most commonly diagnosed male cancer in Australia.


Roadside stop safety a priority this holiday season

17 December, 2014

NSW trucking association ATANSW and the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA NSW) have called for road users to share the space in roadside rest areas this holiday period.


Report reveals what works in regard to workplace mental health

12 December, 2014

Australia's productivity is suffering because too many businesses are not taking action on mental health, the chair of the National Mental Health Commission, Prof. Allan Fels, said this month.


TruckSafe and truckCare join forces for a safer industry

12 December, 2014

The trucking industry's own accreditation scheme, TruckSafe, and the Australian livestock transport industry's quality assurance program, truckCare, have joined forces to provide a single streamlined safety program for the road transport industry.


Inspire safety talk with a 'Jobs At Home Day' badge

20 November, 2014

The Victorian WorkCover Authority wants all Victorians to participate in 'Jobs At Home Day' on 5 December to highlight one of the most important reason for staying safe at work.


Going home on time can benefit workers' health

19 November, 2014

Public health researchers at the University of Adelaide say office workers can benefit themselves and their families by going home on time as much as possible, to reduce work-related illness.


North America and Africa join global process safety network

06 November, 2014

Chemical engineers in the US and South Africa are the latest to achieve Professional Process Safety Engineer registration - a global initiative led by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to improve process safety in the chemical and process industries.


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