Partnership to improve water safety gear
26 March, 2014SAI Global has announced it is partnering with Surf Life Saving Australia to develop what is claimed to be the world’s first specification/standard for low-buoyancy water safety gear, beginning with life jackets.
Australian standard for electrically powered wheelchairs
13 November, 2013Standards Australia has released a revision of AS/NZS 3695.2:2013 Wheelchairs Part 2: Requirements and test methods for electrically powered wheelchairs (including mobile scooters).
101 reasons to head to Work Safe Week in Victoria
30 September, 2013Work Safe Week in Victoria will include 101 seminars designed to inform and empower employers and employees on health and safety issues at work.
Beware the risks when using concrete precast panels
30 September, 2013Precast concrete panels have become popular for many types of building projects but, according to WorkSafe Victoria, the risks associated with their use should not be underestimated.
Keeping the hospital quiet
30 September, 2013A team of CSIRO scientists has carried out sophisticated acoustic studies in a quest to help create the quietest hospital in Australia.
WorkCover NSW securing safety in wood industry
24 September, 2013WorkCover NSW will visit 200 NSW wood manufacturing businesses over the next two months as part of a program to improve safety in one of the state's highest risk industries.
Sitemed achieves ISO 9001 accreditation
30 August, 2013Health and emergency response outsourcing company Sitemed has been awarded ISO 9001 certification.
Public comment open on draft Code of Practice: Construction Work
29 August, 2013Safe Work Australia has released the revised draft Code of Practice: Construction Work for a six-week public comment period starting today.
Safety notice: beware of imitations of NHP's Lockdin device
27 August, 2013NHP has advised that inferior-quality imitation copies of its Lockdin range have recently appeared in the market and pose a genuine safety risk.
High risk work licence conversions needed in SA
22 August, 2013Operators 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.
Faulty cable recall
22 August, 2013Infinity 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.
Time for OHS regulators to get off the bench and into the game
16 August, 2013 by Eric Windholz, Monash UniversityTo date, Victoria's workplace health and safety regulator, WorkSafe Victoria, has chosen not to investigate events at the Essendon Football Club, choosing instead to keep its options open as other "more appropriate bodies" look into the issue.
Seatbelt saves driver during forklift rollover
14 August, 2013According 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.
Safety device launched during National Rail Safety Week
14 August, 2013The 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.
Support for CPDs on quad bikes
12 August, 2013Safe 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.
