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.
Engineering conference features machine safety
12 February, 2014Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, ethernet in industry, machine safety, future manufacturing and skills shortages are just some of the hot topics that will be covered at the inaugural ACI Connect conference being held in Melbourne from 9 to 10 April 2014.
Outdoor workers face increased cancer risk
12 February, 2014Perth researchers have completed a comprehensive study into Australian workers and their exposure to ultraviolet radiation - a known human carcinogen.
A gateway to the emerging security and safety market of Vietnam
12 February, 2014Secutech Vietnam 2014 is scheduled to be held from 20-22 August 2014 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Managing asthma in the workplace
10 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Asthma AustraliaFor those working in the mining, manufacturing and food and beverage industries, employee health is crucial to safety and productivity in the workplace. In these occupations, the work environment can result in 'occupational asthma'. In particular, air quality can be problematic and is just one of the triggers for an asthma attack - which can happen at any time.
Alcohol and drug testing - a hot topic at Safety in Action Darwin 2014
10 February, 2014A discussion on alcohol and drug testing in the workplace is one of the key feature topics at Safety in Action Darwin - a two-day safety trade show and exhibition being held at the Darwin Convention Centre on Wednesday 19 March and Thursday 20 March 2014.
6 steps to developing a quality management system
06 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Intertek SAI GlobalBased on the official ISO 9001 standard, SAI Global has provided its six foolproof steps to instill quality processes in your business.
Safety workers' pay packets shrink as mining comes off the boil
06 February, 2014The downturn in Australia's mining boom has taken a chunk out of some mining workers' pay packets, according to a survey of safety and environmental workers conducted by safesearch.
Texting teen driver takes out science award
06 February, 2014The winners of the BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards were announced in Melbourne this week by the CEO of BHP Billiton, Andrew Mackenzie, and CSIRO chief executive Megan Clark.
A global benchmark for organisational safety performance
05 February, 2014Safety benchmarking company Global Safety Index (GSI) is offering organisations a global benchmarking service on their safety performance and is said to be the first business in the world to do so.
HBA Learning Centres training courses
05 February, 2014 | Supplied by: HBA Learning CentresHBA Learning Centres delivers nationally recognised training to thousands of Australians from all industries annually looking to develop in the areas of WHS, training and assessment, frontline management and children's services.
Revised model Work Health and Safety Regulations now available
03 February, 2014Technical amendments have been made to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations 2011.
Safest driver gets congratulated
31 January, 2014Santos GLNG has recognised its safest driver in Queensland, employee Steve See, who last year drove more than 33,000 km - or to Europe and back - with a flawless driving record.
Workplace health and safety excellence honoured
30 January, 2014Workers and organisations from across Australia have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to make their workplaces safer with the finalists of the 9th annual Safe Work Australia Awards announced today by Safe Work Australia Chair Ann Sherry AO.
Alertness research could be life-saving for drivers and workers
29 January, 2014The Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity is working to create new devices that test a worker's alertness signals and dynamic lighting systems that can reset the body clock and directly activate the brain to improve alertness and performance.
