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Aggressions and violent incidents directed towards ambulance officers in South Australia have decreased in the past two months following the Keep Your Hands off our Ambos campaign. The campaign featured a graphic campaign video showing a paramedic being attacked by an intoxicated man while trying to save the life of a severely injured patient. The Continue Reading

Tianjin, China – A senior military officer confirmed that hundreds of tons of highly-poisonous cyanide were being stored at the site of the explosion last week that devastated the Chinese port of Tianjin (read Blast devastates city in China, poor work safety condition highlighted). Chief of the general staff of the Beijing military region, Shi Continue Reading

Grant opportunities worth $ 650,000 will be awarded to researchers in the next round of Safe Work SA WHS Research Strategy. Applications will be accepted starting Monday, 24 August, 2015. The commissioned research grants will allow researchers to conduct applied research to help prevent workplace injury and illness in South Australia. The innovation practice grants Continue Reading

Tianjin, China – Successive explosions at an industrial area in a major Chinese port city killed 50 people and left hundreds injured on Wednesday night, 12 August, state media reported. Among the dead are 17 firefighters. More than 700 people were brought to hospitals, with 70 in critical condition. More than 3,500 people were left Continue Reading

The Australasian rail industry is uniting for the tenth anniversary of Rail Safety Week (10-16 August). The occasion is marked with the launch of a new video asking commuters to consider what rail safety means to them. Commenting on the video, general Manager of the TrackSAFE Foundation, Naomi Frauenfelder said people should use Rail Safety Continue Reading