Workplace Safety Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Your Guide to New Staff Induction 9/23/2014

We all know that maximising the efficiency and productivity of quality staff is key to success in any business, but how well do we distribute our efforts between the different elements ...

5 First Aid Essentials for Your Business 9/23/2014

It won't cost you or your business an arm and a leg. In fact a very small investment could provide necessary pain relief or even mean the difference between life or death in an ...

Electrical Safety Essentials for Your Business 9/15/2014

The dangers presented by electricity equipment and power supplies should not be underestimated.

6 Important Warehouse Safety Tips 9/10/2014

Warehouses can be dangerous places - home to a variety of potential risks and hazards related to pallet racks, forklifts, heavy lifting, spills, falls, lack of adequate training and ...

Australian PMI: manufacturing slips back in August 9/1/2014

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) slipped back into negative territory in August, following a short-lived stabilisation in ...

Dangerous cable recall part of bigger building industry "dilemma" 8/28/2014

In a major victory for the Master Electricians Australia (MEA), the ACCC has initiated a national safety recall of two major brands of electrical cabling after they failed electrical ...

Awards showcase 'innovation, quality' in road construction 8/19/2014

Roads and Maritime Services has announced the 2014 winners of its annual Construction Quality Awards, acknowledging above-average efforts in self-regulation, service innovation and ...

Illawarra lives 'at risk' if road safety watchdog axed 8/18/2014

Federal MPs Sharon Bird and Stephen Jones have been updated by the TWU on the danger of more people being injured or killed on Illawarra roads if the Federal Government succeeded in ...

Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation 8/14/2014

Australia risks being left behind as the only country in the OECD that does not have a national science and technology, or innovation policy, an expert told a packed forum recently. ...

Manufacturing expands slightly in July: Australian PMI 8/4/2014

The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) edged into positive territory in July, following eight months of contraction, ...

Industry Skills Fund open for consultation 7/31/2014

The federal government is seeking feedback on the design and implementation of the new Industry Skills Fund, the $476 million programme which will underpin Australia's sustainable ...

Govt opens $11m fund for greater Tasmania investment 7/25/2014

The Australian Government is putting in place a 'key program' in its overall strategy to create new opportunities for investment and jobs growth in Tasmania.

Gas market reform 'huge consequences' for manufacturing 7/21/2014

An alliance of six industry associations released on Sunday (20 July) the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of rapidly escalating gas prices on the Australian economy.

Carbon tax 'finally axed' 7/17/2014

Following weeks of ambivalence, negotiation, and a marathon debate lasting more than 50 hours, Tony Abbott's carbon tax repeal bill finally reached its parliamentary frontier when ...

Business groups welcome Carbon Tax Repeal 7/17/2014

Three of Australia's leading groups representing businesses in critical sectors of the economy have welcomed the repeal of the carbon tax as the first step in moving towards an ...

Work-related deaths 'lowest number in 11 years' 7/16/2014

Australian workplaces have recorded the lowest number of fatalities in 11 years, according to data released earlier this week (15 July) in the report "Work-related Traumatic Fatalities". ...

Australian transport needs productivity roadmap 7/15/2014

The business of transport is a complicated one, and there are a host of factors that will influence the efficiency of Australia's logistics networks into the future.

Road safety: an accident waiting to happen? 7/15/2014

Earlier this month 150 truck drivers and their families held an advance memorial for 330 people they say will die in truck-related crashes on the country's highways this year, a ...

How to make Workers' Compensation work for you 7/14/2014

To an injured worker, the Workers' Compensation process can seem like a maze which has been intentionally made difficult.

Detail of Aust-Japan free trade agreement 'critical': industry 7/9/2014

The effects of the historic free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan should be seen by business and industry alike before the end of the year, Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb said.

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