Wireless technology and automation has attracted an equal share of both interest and scepticism within the industrial control systems industry.
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Productivity drive set to impact OHS
Employers should start building workplace employee support programs aimed at minimising age-related risk exposures.
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BEWARE: new IR law sweeps in
Major changes to the laws governing the employer/employee relationship, which started January 1, mean 2010 promises to be a challenging one for employers.
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Recession, retirement and re-thinking OH&S
THE economic downturn has inevitably changed many of the 'givens' we grew to recognise before the World suffered a seismic economic shift of substantial Richter scale proportions.
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Office safety myths shattered
ONCE a upon a time office workers thought of themselves as lucky to be away from the noisy and dangerous shop floor. That fairy story myth is fast becoming a harsh reality of quite a different colour.
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Induction training: evidencing due diligence
INDUCTION training has, in recent months, attracted more attention than usual. But this has largely been confined to the construction industry.
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Understanding OH&S compliance laws
Ray Schaffer* unscrambles the latest OH&S risk assessment omeletter.
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Is this the smallest switch ever made?
A TEAM of UK researchers has developed one of the tiniest optical switches ever made - about one tenth of the size of a human hair.
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Searching for danger cracks
SAFER transport for everyone could become reality after a research method examines the efficiency of new ways to find dangerous defects in vehicles including aircraft, racing cars and spacecraft.
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HR documentation underpins OH&S
Ray Schaffer* argues HR and OH&S functions must be fully meshed for the best protection of a business.
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Statutory OH&S consultation a sham?
CONSULTATION by employers of their workers in Australia, despite being a statutory duty under the various State OH&S laws, is something frequently paid no more than lip service.
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Paper plastic the future of reading?
MOST of us still buy our daily paper on the way to work and read it on the train or bus.
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Predicting the perils of automation
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.
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Stealth chemicals on the shop floor
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.
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The young worker: OH&S promise and peril
Young workers can hold much promise for your companies’ future but they can also create huge problems. In the end, it is up to you and your supervisors to determine the outcome.
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