CAPITAL Safety has released the new DBI-SALA Anchor on the Go temporary fall protection roof anchor for metal roofs.
26/10/2009 |
A TRUCK driver from Gippsland could be jailed for four months after pleading guilty to fraudulently taking $31,344 in workers compensation payments.
07/10/2009 |
THE MANAGING directors of civil contracting and road maintenance business Sharpe Bros have been named Ambassadors for Safe Work Australia Week.
02/10/2009 |
THE CRCMining SmartCap technology, a cap which detects driver fatigue, will be piloted at Australian Coal Association mines.
30/09/2009 |
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association will be involved in beyondblue’s Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) month in October.
29/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE WA says its roadblock exercise at Port Hedland last weekend revealed generally good compliance with fatigue safety laws, but problems with rest breaks.
25/09/2009 |
SAFETY expert Emeritus Professor Rod Troutbeck was awarded the Engineers Australia NCTR Transport Medal for his role in enhancing the safety of the transport industry.
17/09/2009 |
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy has issued a safety alert on vehicle collisions on mine sites.
28/08/2009 |
THE TRANSPORT Workers Union claims the ATA’s call for truck driver depression checks fail to address the root causes of the problem.
26/08/2009 |
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association says truck drivers should be screened for depression as part of medical checks for their driver’s licence, TruckSafe or fatigue accreditation.
25/08/2009 |
TRANSPORT Certification Australia will develop the performance-based specification and test protocols for an electronic fatigue and speed management system.
24/06/2009 |
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) has prepared a checklist of urban road safety measures for a heavy vehicle safety report.
09/06/2009 |
INDUSTREA has signed a $5.4m contract with BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance to supply its CAS-CAM/RF collision avoidance system to BMA’s mines.
01/06/2009 |
TOLL Transport has been fined $220,000 over a fatality on 24 November 2004 when a driver was run over by a prime mover at a truck depot.
22/05/2009 |
INDUSTREA will be providing $10.71m worth of mining productivity and safety equipment to BHP Billiton www.bhpbilliton.com mines in South Africa.
22/01/2009 |
THE FEDERAL government has rejected proposals for it to build 90 rest areas for truck drivers in return for ramping up the road user charge.
28/10/2008 |
THE QUEENSLAND government says it will provide more rest areas for truck drivers and heavy vehicle operators.
09/10/2008 |
NEW safety research will be released at The Safety Conference in Sydney from 28 to 30 October 2008.
16/09/2008 |
AN AUSTRALIAN Rotary Health Research Fund report has found 13% of NSW truck drivers experience depression.
08/09/2008 |
THE FOREST Industry Council (FIC) is sponsoring three log truck safety forums designed to educate and enhance the awareness of truck drivers.
19/08/2008 |