OSHA Launches New Website for Electronically Filing Injury and Illness Reports.  Available from <https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-launches-new-website-electronically-filing-injury-and-illness-reports> [Thursday, July 27, 2017] The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new electronic portal, the Injury Tracking Application (ITA), where employers can file web-based reports of workplace injuries or illnesses, will be accessible beginning August 1, 2017. Under OSHA’s electronic recordkeeping rule, covered…

Utilising the power of technology to improve workplace safety discussed in breakfast seminar by Haydee.  Available from <https://content.safetyculture.com.au/news/index.php/07/utilising-power-technology-improve-workplace-safety-disucessed-breakfast-seminar/#.WYFwFIiGPDd> [01:24pm, Friday 28 July, 2017] A breakfast seminar on the introduction and embedding of technology to enhance work health and safety was co-hosted by WorkSafe ACT, SafeWork NSW and the Safety Institute of Australia. The seminar showcased progress to…

WA Government to update workplace health and safety bill by Sharon Masige.  Available from <https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/wa-government-update-workplace-health-safety-bill/> [July 13, 2017] The Western Australian Government has approved the development of an updated Work Health and Safety Bill to improve worker safety, particularly in the state’s resources sector. The bill, which is based on the national Work Health and…

Leveraging technology for workplace safety and health by Karl Hamann.  Available from <http://www.tnp.sg/news/views/tech-workplace-safety-and-health> [Jun 28, 2017 06:00 am] Three-dimensional visualisation and animation technologies are often associated with the latest gaming and entertainment applications. In certain construction projects in Europe, such underlying technology also enables designers and engineers to check if real-life components are appropriate before…