THE Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Bill Scales AO, has recently announced the release of two reports on workplace fatalities.
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Fuel system proven to cut pollution and bills
FUEL saving system proven internationally to also cut engine wear and reduce environmental emissions from mobile and stationary diesel engines is being introduced to Australia by FuelSave Australia.
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2008 ASCL Award winners announced
The Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) partnered to present the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Awards 2008 on Thursday the 13th of November at the Sofitel Brisbane.
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LaserBond to expand operations
DIRECTORS from reclamation and service engineering company LaserBond, have announced the company has entered into a Share Sale Deed for the acquisition of Peachey’s Engineering located in Gladstone, Queensland.
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SA powers up with new wind farm
ONE of Australia’s biggest wind farms has been launched in South Australia, bringing the total wind power in the State to 740 megawatts – or 58% of the nation’s total wind-generated power.
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Axed Mitsubishi workers secure new jobs
FIVE hundred former Mitsubishi workers have secured new jobs within six months of the company's South Australian plant being shut down.
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Innovative hearing protection launched at Safe Work Australia Week
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.
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Innovative robot technology at Qman
ADVANCED Robotic Technologies (ART) will feature an innovative award-winning aluminium cutting router on Stand 1000 during the 2008 Queensland Manufacturing Technology Exhibition (QMan), which will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from October 21 to 23.
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Toyota program “skilling up” younger workers
The mass retirement of a large section of Japan's workforce has begun and business is striving to capture the combined knowledge and skills of this ageing group. Carole Goldsmith visited one of Japan's leading companies, Toyota, to find out what it is doing to manage the change.
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Manufacturing continues downward slide
MANUFACTURING activity fell for a fourth successive month in September, impacted by a weakening world economy and a decline in new orders affected by higher official and commercial interest rates which continue to squeeze consumer demand.
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Ground breaking innovation from Australia
An Australian company is providing a truly unique service to makers of mining equipment by providing them with a competitive edge through information. Paula Wallace reports.
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Queensland manufacturing resilient
QUEENSLAND manufacturing has remained resilient despite a number of global challenges, according to Australian Industry Group (AiGroup), a leading employer group that will be exhibiting at this year's Queensland Manufacturing Technology Exhibition (QMan) – to be held in Brisbane in October.
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Industrial IT System exceeds 4,000 sales since introduction
GLOBAL power and automation technology group, ABB announced that since its introduction in 2004, it's groundbreaking IndustrialIT Extended Automation System 800xA has been sold to more than 4,000 new and existing customers in a diverse range of industries.
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RFID in motion – the future of mobile technology
THE introduction of mobile RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), either as PDA scanners or vehicle-mounted devices is leading to significant productivity improvements in the supply chain.
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Manufacturing activity dips to 3 year low
AUSTRALIAN manufacturing activity has hit a near three-year low as high interest rates slow the economy, an industry report shows.
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Intercad set for solid growth in WA
AUSTRALIAN-owned 3D CAD/CAM specialist Intercad has appointed Pat Cleary as State Manager, Western Australia.
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Melbourne manufacturer heads to Beijing Olympics
MELBOURNE-based manufacturer Biograde has secured a landmark deal to supply official biodegradable packaging materials to the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG).
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Major industry supplier broadens its horizons
WEG Australia has extended its locally available range of product to encompass a far broader range of complete Systems Solutions.
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Australian wool proves its worth in safety
CUTTING-edge wool textile technology developed by CSIRO for industrial filters has found a lucrative new commercial application in the manufacture of respirators for the personal protective equipment (PPE) market.
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Sustainable cutting fluids
Recently biodegradable lubricants have been pushed as the clean alternative to traditional products, but this 'green' solution may have problems of its own. Katherine Crichton reports.
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