What's missing in your annual report?
30 June, 2014Safe Work Australia commends Aurora Energy, winner of the Work Health and Safety Reporting Award at this year's Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) held earlier this month in Sydney, and urges all organisations to integrate work health and safety (WHS) performance into their annual report this year.
Driving ... a road to poor health?
26 June, 2014As little as two hours a day behind the wheel is a potential risk factor for a range of poor health behaviours and outcomes, a University of Sydney study has shown.
Veterans mental health program
24 June, 2014The University of Adelaide's Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies will lead a comprehensive research program to investigate the mental health and wellbeing of contemporary armed service personnel and veterans.
Information release on worker's death at mine site
24 June, 2014NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has published an Investigation Information Release into the death of a worker who died while attempting to clear a drainage borehole in an underground sump at Cobar on 11 June 2014.
Funding announced for heavy vehicle safety
23 June, 2014Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss launched round four of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Programme at the 2014 National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra recently.
Managing road and vehicle operating areas in underground coal mines
18 June, 2014NSW Trade & Investment has announced that the comment period ends soon on managing roads in underground coal mines.
Procrastination on public health goals is endangering children, experts warn
18 June, 2014Although Australia continues to be a world leader in lead metal mining, smelting and processing, international scientists have raised urgent concerns in a new Environment International paper about a lack of understanding on the hazards of these operations.
Get a 'Heads Up' on mental health
17 June, 2014Safe Work Australia is encouraging Australian business leaders to give their workplaces a 'heads up' by becoming involved in what is claimed to be an Australian-first initiative to take action on mental health in their workplace.
New dangerous goods code released
17 June, 2014The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the latest version of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, providing an updated technical resource designed to keep the transport industry and the public safe.
Improving construction safety on the border
17 June, 2014Inspectors from Victoria and NSW are visiting building sites in the Albury and Wodonga region this week as part of the Cross Border Project, which aims to alleviate confusion about construction-site safety requirements on each side of the border.
Truckies hit the road to better health: QUT trials intervention program
12 June, 2014The long hours and sedentary work life of truckies have the potential to be lethal when it comes to their health, but a new program is helping drivers adopt healthier habits.
Victoria leads the charge for child-safe batteries
12 June, 2014Innovative battery technology designed at Victoria University of Wellington could soon be helping to save the lives of young children all over the world.
Middle-aged tipplers drink more frequently than young
05 June, 2014They don't tend to binge drink but middle-aged women over 45 consume alcohol more frequently than any other age group, a behaviour putting their long-term health at risk, according to QUT researcher Hanna Watling.
Revealing the sources of air pollution
05 June, 2014It is now possible to not only determine the source of pollution via a chemical composition 'fingerprint', but to also quantify that source's total contribution of fine particles in a specific location. In short, individual polluters and measure how many fine particles originated from those polluters can be identified.
Mentally healthy workplaces vital to attract and keep the best staff
03 June, 2014Almost half of Australian workers have left a job because it was mentally unhealthy, and workplace mental health is ranked second only to pay as the most important factor when choosing a new job, a new survey has shown.
