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Workplace safety representatives gain new powers

Friday 21 November 2008

NEW Queensland laws have been introduced which will enhance the powers of workplace safety representatives.


Different types of safety signs

Friday 21 November 2008

SAFETY PLUS Products has written a series of tips which can take the confusion out of choosing the right safety signs.


Company sued by rail supervisor over racial discrimination

Wednesday 19 November 2008

FLUOR Australia has been successfully sued by a rail maintenance supervisor for indirect racial discrimination after he was downgraded over concerns his writing skills would compromise safety.


Safety booms amidst financial bust

Tuesday 18 November 2008

ACCORDING to Geelong-based safety equipment manufacturer Barrier Security Products, the economic downturn has not affected the sales of safety equipment.


Possible nationalised safety legislation for energy networks

Friday 07 November 2008

THE ENERGY Networks Association (ENA) says Energy Network Safety legislation should follow the example of broader occupational health and safety laws, and be applied across Australia.


Sparks fly over electrical safety footwear

Wednesday 03 September 2008

OLIVER Footwear has pointed out problems in the electrical terminology used by the safety footwear sector after a European company marketed a normal safety boot as an ‘electrical’ boot in Australia.


Fosters pleads guilty to crushing death

Friday 25 July 2008

FOSTERS has pleaded guilty to two workplace safety charges arising from the crushing death of an employee at its Abbotsford plant in 2006.


Tamper-proof emergency stop buttons

Thursday 29 May 2008

SICK has released tamper-proof emergency buttons which are essential safety features for automated machines and plants.


Ergonomic safety work boots

Monday 14 April 2008

OLIVER Footwear has released a series of safety workboots said to have enhanced ergonomics and heavy-duty safety features.


Excavators and water safety alert

Tuesday 19 February 2008

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.


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