Saving Perth for the fourth time
10 April, 2014Safety in Action Perth, being held 11 and 12 June at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, will mark Safety in Action's fourth time in Perth and will feature a range of the latest safety-related products and services from across Australia.
Cost of poor hydrocarbon process safety tops US$34 billion
26 March, 2014The combined financial loss from the 100 largest accidents in the hydrocarbon industry has been estimated at over US$34 billion in a new publication by insurance provider Marsh.
Scott Safety supports firefighters in trans-Tasman stair race
25 March, 2014Scott Safety, a supplier of emergency equipment to firefighters and other emergency personnel, will be supporting Aussie and Kiwi firefighters as a gold sponsor of the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games stair race in Melbourne next month (Monday 21 April).
Conference early-bird discount closing Friday
19 March, 2014Being held in Melbourne from 9 to 10 April, Australia's new engineering conference ACI Connect has attracted a high-quality list of speakers and trainers.
Agencies link for construction safety project
12 March, 2014Inspectors from WorkCover NSW and the Victorian WorkCover Authority will visit construction sites in Mildura and Wentworth this week to raise awareness of the similarities between each state's safety laws and the ease of working across the border.
WorkCover and university renew safety commitment
10 March, 2014WorkCover NSW and the University of Wollongong (UOW) have reinforced their commitment to the safety of the university's workers and students through the renewal of their safety alliance.
worldsteel to launch Steel Safety Day on 28 April
05 March, 2014The World Steel Association (worldsteel) will, this year, hold its first Steel Safety Day. The safety awareness day is aligned with World Safety Day, held by the International Labour Organisation on 28 April.
Occupational Safety in Transport Conference 2014
04 March, 2014The second international conference on Occupational Safety in Transport (OSIT 2014) will be held at the Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise from 18-19 September 2014.
Safety in Action heading to Outback Australia
21 February, 2014Australian safety trade show Safety in Action is heading to Outback Australia. The exhibition will take over the Darwin Convention Centre from 19-20 March 2014 and will be a one-stop shop for all things safety.
Zero in on health at trucking conference
20 February, 2014It's time to make the trucking industry a healthy industry of choice, as Linfox safety specialist Andrew Niven shares his strategies for improving industry health and wellbeing at Trucking Australia 2014.
Is suicide a workplace health and safety issue?
20 February, 2014A one-day Construction Industry Inaugural Mental Health Conference (20 February, Brisbane) will address the question of whether suicide is a workplace health and safety issue and promote collaboration around mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention across the industry and between companies.
Poor air quality signals a call for workplace safety
19 February, 2014As fires in the Hazelwood open cut coalmine continue to affect air quality in the Latrobe Valley of eastern Victoria, the Victorian WorkCover Authority is advising workplaces in the region to take steps to reduce the impact of bushfire and coal fire smoke on their staff.
Project to prevent house construction deaths and injuries
18 February, 2014WorkCover NSW has launched a project to improve safety in the state's house construction industry after more than 150 workers were seriously injured or killed on the job in the last two years.
Machine and function safety on the agenda at ACI Connect conference
18 February, 2014Australia's new automation, control and instrumentation conference - ACI Connect - will feature two half-day 'Safety of Machinery' workshops from industrial safety specialist Frank Schrever and a case study presentation titled 'Functional Safety - who is safe?'.
Occupational safety in transport conference
13 February, 2014Abstracts are now being accepted for OSIT2014: The 2nd International Occupational Safety in Transport Conference and close on 17 March 2014. The conference will be a multidisciplinary event featuring representatives from road and transport safety, aviation and watercraft, fleets, safety culture and management, construction safety and associated fields.
