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Authorities release joint work-related driving safety guide

Tuesday 18 November 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria has partnered with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to reduce death and injuries from work-related driving


Queensland truck drivers to get more rest areas

Thursday 09 October 2008

THE QUEENSLAND government says it will provide more rest areas for truck drivers and heavy vehicle operators.


Safety alert after mine truck crushed Landcruiser

Thursday 25 September 2008

THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy has issued a safety alert, following the 14 September 2008 incident where a dump truck ran over another vehicle.


Rear dump truck crushes part of four wheel drive

Friday 19 September 2008

A REAR dump truck rolled over the front part of a four-wheel drive at Macarthur Coal’s Coppabella mine site on 14 September 2008.


Emergency hammer for breaking out of vehicles

Tuesday 12 August 2008

SAFE1 Safety Products says it is now distributing an emergency in-vehicle hammer which can help trapped workers escape their overturned or submerged vehicles.


Unloading tautliner vehicles in high wind

Thursday 10 July 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria has released a safety bulletin warning of the dangers of unloading tautliner vehicles in high-wind conditions.


Fines for suburban explosion

Wednesday 30 April 2008

AN air conditioning company has been fined $120,000 after an explosion and fire in a vehicle containing bottles of flammable gas in suburban Sydney.


Vehicle collision alert system

Wednesday 02 April 2008

RADAR Safety Technologies has announced a collision alert system for trucks, warehousing and other industrial vehicles.


Near-fatal accident at mine prompts safety alert

Thursday 17 January 2008

THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued a safety alert following a near-fatal collision between a 4-wheel-drive (4WD) light vehicle and a water truck at a surface mine.


Rolling mine vehicles safety bulletin

Thursday 10 January 2008

The Resources Safety division in the Western Australian Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has issued a safety alert following a number of incidents where unattended vehicles rolled away down slopes at mine sites.


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