When it comes to recent safety certifications for pumps in hazardous areas, some manufacturers are merely content with the latest Australian and New Zealand ANZex standard – while many have no...
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Construction accounts for a quarter of all workplace deaths in Australia, there would be few long-term construction workers who have not seen first-hand the terrible consequences of deaths or serious...
Why is workplace safety such a burden on the everyday worker? And how do we change that? Workplace safety information is not available to the everyday worker as it could be. Worker engagement in...
Fluid injection injuries can be lethal and therefore fluid power systems, and those who work with them, should be treated with the seriousness they deserve, Neil Martin reports. In a mining...
Apprentice supervisors and employers are critical to the successful outcome of an apprenticeship, effective training and ongoing support in the workplace will ensure that an apprentice becomes a well...
A key player in the world’s global coal export market, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) reliably exports coal globally and is critical to Australia’s economic prosperity, with an uncompromising...
There is a ‘tsunami’ of hazardous substances/chemicals information and regulation occurring around the world and it is coming to Australia, writes Laurie Glossop. We have used the analogy of a...
Regular training and emergency scenarios should focus on enhancing skills by exposing personnel to a variety of different situations to greatly reduce the likelihood of fatalies and injuries within...
The interaction between responsible employees and a successful and efficient Fatigue Risk Management System is vital for the effective control of risk, write Dr Angela Baker and Madeline Sprajcer...
In 2010 The National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce reported that for the five years to 2015 the mineral sector’s operational workforce is expecting a 4.9 per cent growth rate, resulting in...
