A man that was suffered a severe eye injury at work has been awarded $852,000 in damages. Craig Kenneth Johnson received a penetrating wound to his eye in an accident that happened in 2006. The judgment was handed down in…
South Australian Police Target Heavy Vehicles on Sturt Highway
South Australian police recently set up on the Sturt Highway in Daveyston to conduct an operation to test for heavy vehicle roadworthiness. They were helped by vehicle inspectors from the Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and Barossa Local Service…
Essential Information About Forklift Safety
There are a number of considerations that need to be taken into account before a forklift is operated. They become stable when they are carrying a load and it is essential that anyone that operates a forklift is properly trained…
Workplace Safety Training For Transport by TWU
By paying attention to health and safety issues in the workplace employers are not only following Australian regulations they are doing the right thing by their employees which has many positive, ongoing effects. The transport industry is considerably more dangerous…
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Working Collaboration to Reduce Fuel Emissions
Ceva Logistics, BP and Caltex have been working together to reduce emissions as well as costs and are set to reveal to the Smart Conference how creating a new supply chain arrangement has meant they achieved their goals. The efficiency…
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Loading and Unloading Safely Around Trucks
When mobile plant and vehicles are physically moving within workplaces there is a high risk of injury or even death is the hazards and associated risks are not managed correctly. The most common workplace vehicle accidents happen when reversing, loading,…
Win a DAF XF105 Prime Mover by Subscribing to ATN
Have you always wanted to own your very own prime mover but didn’t know how to afford one? Or maybe you are a veteran truckie and would just love a brand new updated rig. The publisher of Australasian Transport News…
Legislative Council Passes Bills with Amendments
The changes to the legislative framework that governs road transport in New South Wales that were proposed have now cleared the Upper House and have been passed across to the Legislative Assembly for approval. The Road Transport Bill, the Road…
Freight Company Fined $375,000 After Forklift Fatality
In Victoria, a western suburbs freight company has been awarded a $375,000 fine after one of their workers was killed in an accident in their depot. On January 12th, 2010 the worker died when a computer server that weighed 635…
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