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Nissan recalls defective X-Trail and Dualis models
Nissan Australia has issued a product safety recall on its T31 Nissan X-Trail and J10 Nissan Dualis due to manufacturing fault in the power steering control unit, which can stop power assisted steering.
November 30, 2011 0 comment
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Conviction and fine over arm crushed in Goodman Fielder dough machine
SKILLED Group, a labour hire company, has been convicted and fined $50,000 over a 2009 incident where a worker’s arm was crushed in a machine.
November 25, 2011 0 comment
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OneSteel blast injures three workers
Three workers have been seriously injured following an explosion yesterday at OneSteel’s Waratah mill.
November 17, 2011 0 comment
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Toyota Australia recalls 21,000 cars after Aussie driver’s power steering fails
Toyota has called a worldwide safety recall on three of its car models after insufficient adhesive around the steering wheel caused a local driver’s power steering to fail.
November 11, 2011 0 comment
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Adjustable auto-darkening helmets protect V8 supercar welders
V8 Supercar constructor Triple Eight Race Engineering is using welding helmets from Welding Industries of Australia (WIA) to protect workers’ eyes from flash burn.
November 10, 2011 0 comment
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Manufacturers can delay OHS laws
With the OHS due to take place next year, businesses can now delay Work Health and Safety laws by up to 12 months if the transformation will embark significant change.
November 10, 2011 0 comment
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Orica chemical plant leak sends two people to hospital
Another chemical leak at the embattled Kooragang Island chemical plant has seen two people taken to hospital.
November 10, 2011 0 comment
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Not a stretch: self-retracting lifeline training
Fall protection training is crucial for any worker who performs work at height. Without the proper training, workers may not realise the severe consequences of a fall—serious injury or even death. Self-retracting lifeline (SRL) are becoming more common on job sites because they reduce fall distance and fall clearance requirements.
November 7, 2011 0 comment
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New campaign urges safety improvements before inspectors visit
WorkSafe has launched a campaign urging safety improvements before an inspector visits.
November 4, 2011 0 comment
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Designing storage systems to cope with earthquakes
Designing rack structures to cope with the unpredictable forces generated during an earthquake requires a combination of detailed engineering, sophisticated computer analysis, and a degree of crystal ball gazing – on the part of the engineer – into how the storage system may be utilised over its lifetime.
November 3, 2011 0 comment
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Sun protection in the workplace: you can’t afford not to
AUSTRALIA has some of the highest levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the world. Too much UV can cause sunburn, premature ageing, eye damage and skin damage leading to skin cancer.
November 2, 2011 0 comment
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Using safety monitoring filters with cartridge dust collectors
Many cartridge dust collectors today are equipped with a bank of filters installed downstream of the clean air discharge. These systems are known by a variety of names – safety monitoring filter, secondary filter, after-filter and safety filter being the most common terms.
November 2, 2011 0 comment
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Orica plant leaks nitric acid, under investigation
Newcastle residents have raised concerns of plumes of nitrogen dioxide coming from a Kooragang Island nitric acid manufacturing plant owned by Orica.
November 1, 2011 0 comment
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Orica plant leaks nitric acid, under investigation
Newcastle residents have raised concerns of plumes of nitrogen dioxide coming from a Kooragang Island nitric acid manufacturing plant owned by Orica.
November 1, 2011 0 comment
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More than 200 factory workers faint at clothing factory in Cambodia
Approximately 236 Cambodian workers have fainted this week at Anful Garments Factory, in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, local police have told media.
October 28, 2011 0 comment
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Chinese car wins Shonky Award for cosmetic roof-racks
A Chinese-made car has been named one of the shonkiest products available in Australia, due to its roofracks that come with a warning: ‘Do not use’.
October 26, 2011 0 comment
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US automotive manufacturer fined for exposing workers to toxic chemcial
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company has been issued 20 safety and health violations forexposing workers to hexavalent chromium, a harm chemical which can lead to nose, throat and lung damage.
October 25, 2011 0 comment
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Safety Show Sydney starts today
Opening today and running till 27 October, The 2011 Safety Show Sydney will focus on workplace safety management.
October 24, 2011 0 comment
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Safe Work Week 2011 in SA starts tomorrow
The opening day of Safe Work Week 2011 in South Australia will be marked by insights into how to deal with OHS disputes within the workplace.
October 24, 2011 0 comment
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WA welcomes NSW pulling out of national OH&S harmonisation
West Australian commerce minister Simon O’Brien has welcomed the news that NSW will not implement the national OH&S laws.
October 24, 2011 0 comment