SAFEWORK SA is urging workplaces to ensure appropriate measures are in place to avoid the ill effects of heat stress.
10/11/2009 |
SAFE-MATE has launched the HATRIX, a hat fastening accessory suitable for manufacturing and industrial applications.
10/11/2009 |
SPERIAN Protection says it has developed a range of high performance electrical gloves which allows safe working with voltages from up to 500V to 36,000V.
14/10/2009 |
Combustible dust fires and explosions are constant threat amongst global trading partners in the manufacturing, non-manufacturing and utility sectors.
28/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE Victoria says quad bikes must be used safely, with workers needing to know what they are doing, and supervisors looking out for safety failings.
24/09/2009 |
CAPITAL Safety has released the Nomex/Kevlar High Temperature fall protection range, suited for hot work and the utility industry.
21/09/2009 |
WORKSAFE is investigating a second incident in which a young worker was shot with a nail gun.
10/09/2009 |
HI-CRAFT says it is now stocking the Koolgear Workshirts with 3M reflective tape.
09/09/2009 |
A HIGHLY toxic chemical spill occurred at the Port of Brisbane on 29 August 2009, but was cleaned up without injuries.
31/08/2009 |
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a safety solution for workers who conduct abrasive blasting of large lead-painted surfaces.
25/08/2009 |
CANCER Council Australia has developed a general guide to getting the right balance of sun and shade.
20/08/2009 |
WORKPLACE Standards Tasmania has warned workers who use chainsaws to only wear cut-resistant protective clothing which meets or exceeds standard AS/NZS 4453:1997.
17/07/2009 |
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 |
COMCARE has issued a safety alert to all Australian companies regarding the Swine Influenza A (H1N1) strain.
30/04/2009 |
TWO hundred protestors in helmets and safety vests mobbed the entrance of the Safety In Action conference, condemning the keynote appearance of John Holland chairman Janet Holmes à Court.
01/04/2009 |
MELBA Industries, a manufacturer of protective fabrics for defence and emergency personnel, has been placed in voluntary administration.
26/02/2009 |
SURVIVORS of the Victorian bushfires and recovery workers are starting to pick up the pieces in some areas, but safety authorities have called for extreme care.
23/02/2009 |
WORKSAFE Victoria says employers need to plan to ensure workers are not put at risk, as weather forecasts for 7 February 2009 indicate a scorching 43 degrees in Melbourne and up to 46 in Mildura and Swan Hill.
06/02/2009 |
WORKERS who cannot avoid exposure to the sun in the course of their work should take measures to stave off the risk of skin cancer, according to WorkSafe WA.
27/01/2009 |
WORKCOVER NSW has issued a warning to employers and workers who work outdoors to protect themselves from the sun this summer.
05/01/2009 |