Get healthy in 2015 - at work
10 February, 2015Transport companies TNT Australia and Carey's Freight Lines are among the first to roll out NSW Government-funded 'Get Healthy at Work' programs. The programs are designed to make it easier for businesses to support workers in making healthier food choices, becoming more physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight.
Short courses on emergency management
03 February, 2015The Risk Management Institution of Australasia (RMIA) has added to its program of short courses with a one-day seminar on emergency management.
Short courses on emergency management
03 February, 2015The Risk Management Institution of Australasia (RMIA) has added to its program of short courses with a one-day seminar on emergency management.
New WHS laws for mining begin
03 February, 2015The new health and safety laws for NSW mining, the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014, together with the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013, started on 1 February 2015.
Business case for safe, healthy and productive work
02 February, 2015Safe 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'.
Safety Alert issued after fire ignites from worker drilling into a sealed void
02 February, 2015A 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.
Playing the safety deck
29 January, 2015Every year begins with plans to improve on last year - especially in safety. Parsons Brinckerhoff has a new safety initiative to get back on deck for another year … safely, which is getting a fair amount of attention from its employees and clients who come in for meetings.
Five-minute exercises that could make you happier at work
29 January, 2015A 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, 2015Prostate 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.
Playing the safety deck
29 January, 2015 | Supplied by: WSP Australia Pty LimitedEvery year begins with plans to improve on last year - especially in safety. Parsons Brinckerhoff has a new safety initiative to get back on deck for another year … safely, which is getting a fair amount of attention from its employees and clients who come in for meetings.
Key safety leaders to gather in Brisbane to discuss workplace safety
29 January, 2015More than 2500 decision-makers from workplace health and safety (WHS), operations, maintenance, technical and engineering backgrounds will gather in Brisbane from 22-23 April 2015 for Safety in Action.
Oil and gas workforce health and safety management a major focus at AOG 2015
22 January, 2015With the high-profile Western Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into "mental health impacts of FIFO work arrangements" set to table its findings in early March, the Human Capital stream at AOG 2015 on Thursday, 12 March should attract attention.
Workplaces urged to make safety a priority in 2015
12 January, 2015A total of 23 people died in Victorian workplaces last year, according to provisional figures released by the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA).
NSW health and safety laws for mining to start in Feb 2015
23 December, 2014The new health and safety law for NSW mining, the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014, has been made and published.
Car to cyclist safety system
23 December, 2014Volvo Cars, protective gravity sports gear manufacturer POC and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists at the International CES in Las Vegas (6-9 January 2015).
