Asbestos awareness and management conference in November
10 November, 2014Melbourne will next week host the inaugural International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management, featuring leading international and domestic experts in asbestos management, health, advocacy and governance.
North America and Africa join global process safety network
06 November, 2014Chemical 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.
Draft modernised WHS Bill debuts in WA Parliament
29 October, 2014 by Jessica Bowman and Sarah Harrison, King & Wood MallesonsThe highly anticipated draft Work Health and Safety Bill has been tabled in the WA Parliament and is available for public comment until 30 January 2015. The Bill picks up many of the key concepts in the harmonised work health and safety legislation that is now in force in all other Australian jurisdictions except for Victoria, with some important changes to reflect the WA environment.
Back pain linked to workplace culture
28 October, 2014Being unhappy or dissatisfied at work could be as big a contributor to back pain as hard physical work, Adelaide research has found.
Council signs up to TruckSafe program
27 October, 2014In a bid to improve safety and professionalism of trucking operators in its local area, The District Council of Yanklilla will sign up to the TruckSafe industry accreditation program.
Seqwater wellness program wins Safe Work Award
27 October, 2014The Seqwater wellness program was awarded the best workplace health and wellbeing initiative at the Queensland Safe Work Awards 2014.
Handling initiative introduced by staff on mine site to reduce risk
27 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Tyco Integrated Fire & SecurityTyco staff working on mining sites in Newman, WA, have initiated a new safety handling improvement that has dramatically reduced exposure to situations which could lead to injury. The initiative is now being rolled out across other sites.
WHS measures can improve business performance
24 October, 2014A new University of Melbourne report has identified links between workplace health and safety measures and better business performance, including increased productivity, lower costs, greater innovation and higher profitability.
Truck company's proactive safety campaign a winner
22 October, 2014The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has congratulated TruckSafe operator Speedie Contractors on winning the 'Best Solution of a WHS Risk in a small business' award at the NSCA National Safety Awards of Excellence earlier this week.
Simplex launches with Pacific Hoists
22 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Pacific Hoists Pty LtdPacific Hoists has announced its appointment as the master distributor for Simplex products for Australia and New Zealand.
Essential burn services receive over $61,000 for new equipment and programs
21 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Aust Pty Limited (Clipsal)Clipsal by Schneider Electric and the Julian Burton Burns Trust have announced six recipients of the biannual Community Grants Program.
CleanSpace Respirator Online Training Program
17 October, 2014 | Supplied by: CleanSpace Technology Pty LtdThe CleanSpace Respirator Online Training Program provides web-based interactive modules covering aspects of CleanSpace products: setting up, operating, battery and filter information; and cleaning and storage.
ACOHS changes name to Chemical Safety International
15 October, 2014ACOHS has changed its name to Chemical Safety International.
How organisational culture impacts WHS performance
15 October, 2014Safe Work Australia has released a video that explores how an organisation's culture impacts on safety and what people can do to shift it in the right direction.
Talking to your car is often distracting
15 October, 2014Two new AAA-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to design them to be safer.
