Adelaide engineering firm convicted over apprentice's death
29 June, 2009
An Adelaide company has been convicted and fined $72,000 over the death of an 18-year-old apprentice who was dragged into an ungaurded rotating machine in 2004.
Fine for SA sawmill injury
23 June, 2009
An Adelaide sawmill company has been convicted and fined over an incident that left a worker with a painful groin injury in 2007.
Man dies after being caught in lathe
23 June, 2009
A man has died in hospital two weeks after his clothes were caught in an operating lathe at a factory in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Pilz PSENslock safety gate switch and interlock
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
Pilz has introduced a gate switch with an interlock with a non-contact transponder for the switching function and an electromagnet to hold the gate closed.
Light curtain
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
Designed for the protection of workers exposed to dangerous machines, the Admiral AX light curtain features two safe static outputs and can work without external control units, with all the safety functions integrated inside the emitter and the receiver. It complies with the requirements of the European Standard EN61496-1 and the International Standard IEC 61496-1-2.
Endoscopic video inspection
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Deep Scenes Ltd
The Titan Video stick is a 3 m expandable arm connected to a full-colour video camera which relays remote images to a 5” colour monitor. A video ‘out’ port allows for recording of the video or viewing on a secondary monitor.
Optoelectronic safety barrier
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
Designed for the protection of workers exposed to risks arising from the use of dangerous machines, the Admiral AX light curtain, with its two safe static outputs, has seven types of protection and can work without external control units with all the safety functions integrated inside the emitter and the receiver.
Safety controller configurator tool
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
The configurator tool for the Pilz PNOZmulti modular safety controller has been upgraded to Version 6.0.0, providing a number of enhancements and new features over the preceding Version 5.3.0.
Wireless interface module
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
The Simatic ET 200pro IWLAN interface module wirelessly integrates the distributed I/O system into the automation network.
Safety air gun
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
The Exair single air nozzle Super Blast Safety Air Gun delivers 10,432 grams of blowing force, equivalent to the force of 30 ordinary air guns, making it suitable for long distance, wide area blow-off, drying and cooling applications such as floor and machinery cleaning, chip removal, liquid blow-off, parts cleaning and cooling hot parts.
The consequences of not making the workplace safe
01 June, 2009
The employer and manager of a Victorian company which had two serious safety incidents in 13 months have been ordered to pay fines of $376,000.
Meat company fined for safety breaches
06 May, 2009
A Central Queensland meat processor has been fined $114,000 after two cleaners broke their arms in similar incidents only five months apart.
Machine incident a warning to all
15 April, 2009
A recent injury to a worker who was cleaning a machine that was in operation at the time sends out a reminder to be vigilant in keeping the workplace safe.
Garment manufacturer fined over work injury
30 March, 2009
A leading Australian manufacturer of boots and garments was recently convicted and fined in the SA Industrial Relations Court following an injury suffered by an employee.
Furniture maker convicted over amputated finger
02 March, 2009
A recent conviction in Adelaide highlights the need for proper machine guarding and training to prevent young workers experiencing serious workplace injuries.
