National Safe Work Month: a call to prioritise safety
02 October, 2024Safe Work Australia is encouraging all Australians to make safety a top priority, not just in Safe Work Month.
Online tool to help Australia's hydrogen industry maintain standards
23 February, 2024CSIRO and Standards Australia have launched a new resource to help the growing hydrogen industry find the relevant standards for its hydrogen projects.
Five ways to avoid end-of-year burnout
13 December, 2023We can often feel exhausted towards the end of the year, working long hours while social commitments and Christmas tasks expand.
Serious About Safety: Navigating Workplace Health & Safety Trends and Challenges with Winc
16 October, 2023In a rapidly evolving world where technology and societal shifts are reshaping our work environments, ensuring the safety and well-being of employees remains a paramount concern for businesses across Australia.
Lighting up water treatment in Happy Valley
27 September, 2022An ultraviolet disinfection system has kept pathogens at bay to protect the supply of safe, clean drinking water for nearly half a million South Australians.
App protects lone workers when operating in hazardous areas
19 August, 2022Wastewater sampling technicians are using an app and cloud-based monitoring service for better protection when working at remote locations or unmanned sites.
Australian robots achieve historic underground mine inspection
07 March, 2022Partners Australian Droid and Robot, PBE Group, and Rajant reach 1.7 km to reclaim and restore operations for collapsed limestone mine in the US.
Power station charged over arc flash death
19 January, 2022Energy Australia Yallourn Pty Ltd has been charged with three breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Manufacturing and engineering workers' mental health declines by 10%
21 October, 2021Over half of manufacturing and engineering workers have experienced an increase in negative thoughts as a result of the pandemic, according to a new report.
Control Logic branches out into sanitisers and disinfectants
06 April, 2020The Australian-made sanitiser and disinfectant range is said to provide up to 24 hours of continuous protection.
Worker dies from accident at Roy Hill iron ore mine
03 February, 2020A worker at Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mine in Western Australia's remote Pilbara has died due to serious injuries sustained at work.
Samarco joint venture obtains licence to reopen Brazil mine
28 October, 2019Samarco and joint venture partners BHP and Vale are cleared to resume iron ore mining operations at the site of a tailings dam disaster in 2015.
Explosion and fire at largest US east coast refinery
25 June, 2019Damage to "test the resolve and the finances of the struggling refiner", according to reports.
Vale completes important stage in tailings containment and treatment
11 June, 2019Sheet pilings curtain and water treatment plant are part of a set of projects which contribute to reduce tailings flow into the Paraopeba River.
Vale warns of risk of another tailings dam collapse
20 May, 2019Vale SA has warned that another tailings dam is at risk of rupturing at another of its mines in Brazil.
