The drought breaking winter rains had not dampened Richard Smith’s passion to debate claims made about bio-degradable plastic films at the Back to the Future conference in June.
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Australia’s food processors to suffer through water reductions
Reductions in water allocations in the Murray Darling Basin could pose a threat to Australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing sector, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
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Hi-Tech Metrology named master distributor for Hexagon Metrology CMMs
Hi-Tech Metrology has been appointed master distributor for Hexagon Metrology CMMs and portable arms in Australia and New Zealand.
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Toyota highlights a year of sustainability
The launch of the locally-built Hybrid Camry and the V6 Aurion being named Australia’s Best Large Car for the third year in a row and a win at the Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards in the sustainability category highlighted a year of Toyota Australia’s sustainability focus, according to the company.
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WorkSafe slams Mildura businesses for safety breaches
Small businesses in Mildura were pulled up on over 160 health and safety breaches, including incorrect storage of dangerous goods and forklift maintenance, during a five-day campaign by WorkSafe inspectors in September, WorkSafe reports.
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WorkSafe appoints new deputy chief executive
WorkSafe Victoria has appointed Deputy Chief Executive Ian Forsyth to lead the organisation’s health and safety operations.
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Profibus to play at MCG
After successful events in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, the Profibus ‘One for All’ EXPO will be staged at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 13, 2010.
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Product recall service
GS1 Australia and HP have signed an agreement to develop a cloud-based recall service to remove potentially harmful food, healthcare and other products from the supply chain.
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Free height safety workshops
Safety know-how at workshops matched with acres of practical products and services will equip visitors to The Safety Show to make their workplaces safe during Safe Work Australia Week.
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What the model Work Health and Safety Act means for employers
Large shifts under the new national model Work Health and Safety Act demand immediate action from employers, prominent OHS lawyer Michael Tooma will tell The Safety Conference, which runs concurrently with The Safety Show Sydney.
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Manufacturing as important as mining: Senator Carr
There has been much misguided speculation recently about Australia’s mining boom and what it means for the broader national economy and manufacturing, according to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr.
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Aussie businesses invest $16.9b in R&D
Australian firms are increasing their investment in research and development according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Peanut processor benefits from confined spaces safety training
Fire protection solutions provider Wormald has completed a confined space training project for the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA), providing employees with training to safely enter confined spaces during the normal course of their work.
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ABB, GM to investigate car battery re-use in smart grids
ABB and General Motors have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding to cooperate on a research and development project that will investigate uses for electric vehicle batteries once their useful life in the vehicle is over.
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AMWU opposes relaxed anti-dumping laws
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has said it ‘strongly opposes’ a Productivity Commission report recommending weakening Australia’s ‘anti-dumping’ laws, saying the move would allow overseas manufacturers an unfair advantage.
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Toyota Hybrid motor production ‘good news for jobs’: AMWU
The announcement that Toyota will begin building engines for the Hybrid Camry at its plant in Altona is good news for Australian jobs and the environment, according to the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
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Megabolt workers strike over $15 per hour
Workers at pretensioned bolt manufacturer Megabolt in Campbellfield, Victoria, have been forced to take protected action after negotiations to establish their first union collective agreement broke down, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) said.
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AMWU applauds Holden for adding 50 workers to second shift
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has applauded Holden for adding another 50 people to its workforce in Elizabeth, South Australia, when the second shift recommences at its plant in November.
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Safety instrumented systems, grounding noise reduction workshops
The Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation (IICA) is holding two training courses: Safety Instrumented Systems - The Must Know for Implementation (EC50C); and Overview of Grounding and Noise Reduction for Control Equipment (TI21C).
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Agribusiness sector forms supply chain working group
Major players in Australia’s Agribusiness Sector have joined forces to improve supply chain processes and services including product identification and electronic messaging, through the adoption of GS1 global standards.
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