NORTH Geelong-based Barrier Security Products has broken into the Russian market by entering into an agreement with Micom to distribute their products throughout the country.
CHANGES to OH&S regulations that require electrical equipment on construction and demolition sites to be tested and tagged come into effect on 01 January 2009.
SAFEWORK SA is warning employers to follow guidelines and laws to safely remove asbestos after a company was penalised for breaching workplace safety regulations.
ACCORDING to Geelong-based safety equipment manufacturer Barrier Security Products, the economic downturn has not affected the sales of safety equipment.
VOCAM says slip and trip accidents, though often seen as trivial, are avoidable and serious problems in warehousing and storage.
WORKPLACE Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has published a safety alert regarding multi-cutters and grinding or cutting discs on power tools and air tools.
MELBOURNE-based Omni Bedding has been fined $360,000 after an employee’s hair was caught in machinery and torn off in an April 2007 incident.
WORKCOVER NSW has reminded operators of earthmoving equipment to follow adequate safety precautions when working near excavation sites, after a labourer was hurt by a skid steer excavator.
WORKSAFE Victoria has reminded earthmoving equipment owners to ensure all vandal-proof covers are removed from the windows and access doors of equipment before they are used.
WORKCOVER NSW has published a safety alert regarding the use of excavators in or near water, following a workplace fatality when an excavator tipped over while working in a creek, trapping the operator within.