NEW Queensland laws have been introduced which will enhance the powers of workplace safety representatives.
SAFETY PLUS Products has written a series of tips which can take the confusion out of choosing the right safety signs.
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.
ACCORDING to Geelong-based safety equipment manufacturer Barrier Security Products, the economic downturn has not affected the sales of safety equipment.
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.
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 has pleaded guilty to two workplace safety charges arising from the crushing death of an employee at its Abbotsford plant in 2006.
SICK has released tamper-proof emergency buttons which are essential safety features for automated machines and plants.
OLIVER Footwear has released a series of safety workboots said to have enhanced ergonomics and heavy-duty safety features.
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.