NSW trials accurate readings of silica dust in air
Trials have begun in New South Wales for technology that can accurately monitor silica dust levels in the air. The technology has the potential to protect workers from contracting the...
Category: Safety
Turner Construction in the US promoting physical and behavioural health on and off the job
Turner Construction, one of the nation’s largest contractors, has initiated an enhanced wellness campaign for workers at a multiyear office project in Boston that goes well beyond workplace health and safety, according...
Psychological welfare in 2021
Construction Advisor’s mantra is “Building things without breaking people“, and after a very “breaking year”, we’d like to raise the profile of caring for your people. Just as we heightened...
The UK Health and Safety Executive – changing workers perspective on Safety
Bring up health and safety in many workplaces, and you get rolled eyes paired with comments about masses of red tape and wasted time. But the COVID-19 pandemic has refocused...
Taking Safety to another dimension
Main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) in the UK is using some new software on its HS2 contract to improve safety planning. It is described as “advanced 4D learning...
Reducing workplace hazards through robotic technology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $1.5 million over three years to the University of Illinois at Chicago and Worcester Polytechnic Institute to fund projects aimed...
ACTU: Mental Health Equal to Physical Safety
The Age today reports that the Australian Council of Trade Unions has identified Mental Health as a key priority on the back of the Productivity Commission report on mental health....
New Safety Marketplace Launches in Australia
A new online marketplace for safety equipment and supplies has launched this week hosting products as diverse as steel-capped boots, fire extinguishers to signs and tape. The site facilitates onsite...
Have you heard of ‘hear-through” technology?
The new generation of ear defenders will be using ‘hear-through” technology, which reduces loud background noise, but allows a conversation to be held. They also monitor and map exposure to...
Australia’s first lithium-ion battery factory to be built in NSW
Renaissance One, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery factory, is to be built at Tomago in the Hunter region of NSW, announced Energy Renaissance, the manufacturer, in The Industrial and Safety Bulletin...