Workshops, seminars, demonstrations and acres of safety products and services are expected to draw around 10,000 visitors to Sydney Showground for The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling next week.
Unions and employers will clash over Australia's new occupational health and safety (OHS) laws at The Safety Conference later this month but increasingly, regulators, rather than the law itself, are in the hot seat.
New OHS laws based on a national Model Act will bring 'a race to the bottom' or much-needed clarity for employers, experts will tell The Safety Conference in Sydney.
Far from just another cost, occupational health and safety is now considered 'sexy' by investors, a research analyst will tell The Safety Conference in October.
NOISE Induced Hearing Loss is the world’s most common occupational illness and the primary cause of hearing loss which inflicts one out of six Australians.
THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Mr Bill Scales AO, today encouraged all Australians to get involved in national Safe Work Australia Week and make workplace safety a priority.
INJURY Free Day (IF Day), to be held on Friday October 24, coincides with Safe Work Australia Week and promotes the importance of injury prevention in the workplace and community. IF Day links businesses, schools and the general community in a day of action dedicated to safety.
NSW's largest workplace safety event, The Safety Show Sydney, will throw the spotlight on the latest safety technologies when it runs from October 28 to 30 this year.
AUSTRALIAN organisations and businesses are encouraged to start preparing for national Safe Work Australia Week and to take advantage of the wide range of free resources that are now available.
GENERALLY known as the month associated with Oktoberfest – the German Festival celebrating merriment and beer consumption – this year October is set to revamp its reputation as the month where safety, rather than intoxication, takes centre stage.