Omron D4SL-N guard locking safety door switch
03 September, 2012The D4SL-N guard locking safety door switch has been released in the Oceania region.
CSIRO helps prevent farmer death and injury with help of ‘crash test cow’
20 August, 2012A new type of cattle gate aimed at preventing farmer death and injury has completed rigorous testing and development by the CSIRO. SaferGate, designed by farmer and inventor Edward Evans, has been put to the test by a CSIRO-developed ‘crash test cow’.
FMCG Industry Solutions dirt capturing system
08 June, 2012The Foreign Matter Capturing System actively captures metal, glass, sand, soil and dust fragments from tyres and boots every time they travel over FMCG Industry Solutions’ Profilgate system. Areas protected include entrances into and out of warehouses, production areas, processing areas, maintenance departments and other high-risk areas, reducing the risk of product contamination and potential recalls.
BLH Stop Drop Safety Barricading
26 March, 2012BLH Stop Drop Safety Barricading is a plastic polymer barricading system that fits onto Australian standard hand railing and scaffolding to prevent dropped objects falling and injuring workers.
Healthy Snacks Australia fined $60,000 after worker loses finger
23 March, 2012An Australian food manufacturer has been fined $60,000 over an incident that left a worker with a severed finger after it was caught in a machine.
Euchner CET4 safety switch
21 March, 2012The CET4 safety switch from Euchner combines non-contact transponder technology with a monitored guard locking function, as well as a door monitoring output. It is based on the open-circuit current principle.
CPR Safe-Ind knee emergency stop bar
07 October, 2011The Safe-Ind knee emergency stop bar is a Category 4 rated knee-operated emergency stop bar. The stop bars are currently manufactured in lengths of 1000 and 1200 mm.
FLIR Systems thermal fence
30 September, 2011 byThe thermal fence is a fully integrated virtual perimeter alert system which uses thermal security cameras for simultaneous threat detection and assessment.
Bosch WZ IR cameras
05 August, 2011The WZ series integrated IR bullet and dome cameras provide surveillance in any lighting condition.
Height limiter system to prevent electrocution of workers
05 August, 2011Working near power lines is a major national safety issue because of the number of deaths and serious injuries that occur each year. The Southern Grampians Council worked with a local manufacturer to develop a device that automatically stops machines and activates an alarm if they got too close to high-voltage power lines, reducing the risk of electrocution or serious burns.
Noshok orifices and snubbers
28 July, 2011 byNoshok’s orifices and snubbers help protect valuable instrumentation from pulsation and pressure spikes by restricting the flow of rapidly increasing and decreasing pressures.
ReeR’s EOS4 compact safety light curtain
31 May, 2011 byReeR’s EOS4 compact safety light curtain is designed for the protection of machine tools such as presses, punches and dinking machines, cutters and shears, robotised areas, assembly lines and assembly machines, including those with a small size.
WorkCover investigating wood chipper amputation
08 March, 2011WorkCover NSW is investigating an incident where a man’s feet were amputated in a wood chipper.
Machine guarding campaign fights shocking workplace amputations incidents
21 February, 2011The Australian Workers Union has announced a new campaign to address the high incidence of workplace injuries from unguarded machines.
Death of teenager is a wake-up call for employers
09 December, 2010A Victorian couple were sentenced over the death of a teenage worker at a cardboard packaging factory in 2009.
