THE FIRE Protection Association of Australia is holding a number of morning workshops on the new fire extinguishing systems standard AS ISO 14520.
05/03/2010
FIRE protection company Wormald has upgraded its website for the IT and telecommunications industry, offering a more tailored overview of its fire safety solutions.
12/06/2009
WOODSIDE says it is investigating a fire on board the Maersk Ngujima-Yin floating production storage and offtake facility.
16/04/2009
FIRE Protection Association and the Australian Fire Authorities Council are holding one-day seminars on emergency evacuations from buildings and enclosed spaces.
14/04/2008
THE DIRECTOR of Energy Safety, Ken Bowron, has found the Cape Naturaliste bush fire which started on 7 February 2009, was started by a Western Power power line.
09/03/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Government has released the findings of a Monash University study, showing its fire fighters do not have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population.
05/06/2009
THE LAST day of the WA Safety Show has seen fire fighters testing their skills in putting out a real fire.
14/08/2008
THE ORGANISERS of the Queensland Safety Show say workshops on fire, manual handling, and safe work at heights will be major crowd-drawers from 16 to 18 June 2009.
29/05/2009
COMCARE says it is investigating the death of a soldier and the injury of another in a ‘live-fire’ exercise at the Cultana Military Base in South Australia.
22/10/2009
SAFEWORK SA is investigating two separate incidents at residential construction sites involving a generator fire and a falling loader.
12/09/2008
AN EXPLOSION at a Brisbane industrial site has seriously injured two road workers.
15/09/2008
THE ORGANISERS of the Queensland Safety Show say three of Queensland’s industry associations have thrown their support behind the safety event.
24/04/2009
DOUGLAS Workplace & Litigation Lawyers says a recent court decision highlights the importance of never cutting corners in maintaining the safety of workplaces.
30/07/2009
ORGANISERS of Safety In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling are expecting 20% more visitors.
09/03/2010
WORMALD and GAAM Emergency Products say they will be showing new emergency equipment at the AFAC Conference from 22 to 24 September 2009.
10/09/2009
WORKSAFE is investigating a second incident in which a young worker was shot with a nail gun.
10/09/2009
VISITORS to the 2008 National Manufacturing Week expo can get practical advice on a range of industry specific safety initiatives.
19/05/2008
THE ORGANISERS of the 2009 Queensland Safety Show say highlights of the event included award winners from the ABC’s New Inventors.
03/07/2009
PARAMEDICS have recovered a dock worker who was pinned under a 1.5 tonne weight at Victoria Docks early on 15 April 2008.
15/04/2008
SAFETY inspectors are currently investigating Griffin Coal’s Ewington coal mine, after an explosion severely burned a worker.
24/10/2008