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Australian Stories

Health and Safety stories

Instant Products Group unveils smart toilet technology

Instant Products Group has launched a smart toilet technology that improves real-time monitoring of waste, enhancing sanitation and efficiency on various sites.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Nov 2024

Health Technologies

Fujifilm introduces Australia's first open MRI machine

Altus Medical Imaging in Gladesville has launched Australia's first Fujifilm Open MRI machine, enhancing patient comfort and accessibility in diagnostics.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2024

Unified Communications

Enhancing safety & efficiency for Australian utility workers

In Australia, real-time mobile solutions are transforming safety and efficiency for field workers in the energy sector, which faces a serious operational risk challenge.

By Vincent Parry • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Health and Safety stories

Smart Home

Recognition for top sparkies and apprentices

Record entries for the biennial awards signal a fast-changing electrical sector, with sustainability, innovation and apprentices under scrutiny.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 12th Nov 2024

Risk & Compliance

Trench collapse under investigation

One worker was seriously injured and another moderately hurt, prompting a WorkSafe probe into an Auckland trench collapse.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2024

Risk & Compliance

Half of workplace harm incidents go unreported

Only 51% of workers who suffer harm report it, as new global data points to weak training and gaps in reporting tools.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2024

Risk & Compliance

Restrictions on the use of weedkiller

Growers face tighter spraying limits after New Zealand regulators imposed red-alert controls on chlorthal-dimethyl to protect public health.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Oct 2024

Public Sector

WorkSafe consulting on more job cuts

Consultation could leave WorkSafe with about 20 fewer staff, as it shifts resources towards frontline inspections and enforcement.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2024

Risk & Compliance

HSWA: who are those ‘other persons’?

Courts are widening health and safety duties to cover consultants whose advice can put workers and the public at risk.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2024

Health and Safety

What to think about when picking the right PPE

Choosing PPE without matching it to jobsite hazards can leave tradespeople exposed to injury, chemicals and fines.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2024

Risk & Compliance

New WorkSafe strategy targets high-risk work

The plan will concentrate inspections and permits on sectors where work-related harm is highest, including construction, forestry and farming.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Sep 2024

Risk & Compliance

Schneider Electric urges arc flash safety push in NZ

Industry pressure is growing to curb arc flash risks after New Zealand workersafe said two to four incidents happen each year and rules lag behind.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Sep 2024

Application Performance Monitoring

NZ boosts arc flash safety but lacks federal testing rules

New Zealand bolsters electrical safety with tightened arc flash standards; however, gaps in federal regulation persist. Schneider Electric steps in with tailored solutions.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Sep 2024