Two truck drivers could face fines of tens of thousands of dollars after they were found to have seriously contravened dangerous goods transport regulations. The drivers were stopped in Albany by...
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Safe Work Australia is hosting a series of training and information sessions to raise awareness and understanding of the hazard classification, safety data sheet and labelling requirements for...
Leong Mar and Peter Wypych present the findings from their research project into scientifically measuring and quantifying the ‘dustiness’ of a material, an area that all too often is left to personal...
In what can only be described as ironic, concerns have been raised over the safety of self-contained rescuers after one such device combusted at a Hunter Valley underground coal mine. NSW Mine Safety...
The Western Australian government has appointed seven new specialist safety inspectors to work specifically in the resources and mining sector. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said the...
In short, yes, I think we do. But before we get into that, I am interested in how you reacted to that question. Did you think: Yeah, of course I do, doesn’t everyone? I guess so. No way, I would...
The Queensland Safe Work Awards 2013 are now open, with a category for every Queensland workplace—large, medium and small. There are three new and improved categories, awarding ‘Most improved work...
Ten tradies are injured badly enough every day to make a compensation claim, according to statistics released today by WorkSafe. In the past five years, more than 17,000 injury claims from the...
John Hannaford, Chair of the NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council will be just one of the keynote speakers at 23rd Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar to be held at the Waterview Convention Centre...
International Standards Certification’s Regional Manager, Mousa Sharifi, talks to AMSJ about compliance and the new national WHS legislation. What is the number one safety compliance issue you see...
Proposed changes to union site entry laws will create safety risks and lead to increased conflict in the workplace, a federal Senate Committee was told at a hearing on Tuesday. Resource industry...
In the process of reading through statistics of old mining industry reports – I noticed that regardless of the time period chosen, the graph of fatal accidents and lost time injuries has been...
