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Updated hazardous substances information

Wednesday 27 August 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has announced it will update the listing of classified hazardous substances on the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) online database to reflect changes in Europe’s 29th Adaptation to Technical Progress to Directive 67/548/EEC.


Hazardous substances information system update

Tuesday 24 June 2008

THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has announced it will update the listing of classified hazardous substances on the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) online database to reflect changes in Europe’s 29th Adaptation to Technical Progress to Directive 67/548/EEC.


Spill containment solutions

Monday 28 April 2008

ONE of the world’s most advanced ranges of spill containment and dispensing solutions is contained in the new ENPAC SafeEquip catalogue from Enware Australia.


Infectious waste cleanup systems

Monday 26 November 2007

NEW waste cleanup systems are being introduced by Enware Australia to help public and private organisations protect staff, visitors, clients and customers while complying with WorkCover code of practice for handling body fluid spills.


Predicting the perils of automation

Friday 24 August 2007

A MAJOR retail outlet currently offers a very cute robot manikin labelled “RoboSapiens –A fusion of technology and personality” with a $244.00 price tag. The reality in the manufacturing world is vastly different.


Stealth chemicals on the shop floor

Wednesday 16 August 2006

EXPOSURE to asbestos fibre and the huge political and economic cost to the community have been a major ongoing concern in Australia’s newspapers and in trade union staged marches on State Parliament in recent weeks.


The young worker: OH&S promise and peril

Friday 03 February 2006

Young workers can hold much promise for your companies’ future but they can also create huge problems. As Ray Schaffer* reports, in the end, it is up to you and your supervisors to determine the outcome.


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