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Occupational Health & Safety
How to Achieve Forklift Safety – An overview from the UK
First published in Forkliftaction.com News: Safety First column. Stuart Taylor is Managing Director of Mentor FLT Training Limited, the UK’s leading provider of training and associated services for all types of materials handling equipment and workplace transport. Forklifts may appear innocuous, but their capacity to injure shouldn't be underestimated. Nor should their training requirements, as a leading household name recently…
23 Aug 2018, by Informa InsightsHealthcare | Social Policy
Suicide and self harm in prisons – A New Zealand Corrections Health Services response
Research into the mental health and suicide rates of prisoners in New Zealand presents some challenging figures, suggesting that further interventions are needed to better support those affected. A report on the prevalence of mental health disorders amongst newly-received prisoners in 2016 found that 62 percent meet the diagnosis for either a mental health disorder…
22 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Cyber security issues for future intelligent transport systems
Just a few years ago the world was shaken by the WannaCry cyberattack which saw computers being hijacked and ransomed for bitcoin values in excess of $40,000. More than 200,000 victims across 150 countries were affected; and although a coding glitch allowed it to be intercepted after just a few days, the attack served as…
22 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicDefence & Security
Protecting our protectors: Ensuring police officer mental health, safety and wellbeing
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an often debilitating mental health condition that results from witnessing or experiencing a single or series of traumatic events. Symptoms may include emotional flashbacks, dissociation, anxiety, hypervigilance, shame, depression, emotional numbness and in some cases psychosis. Until recently, there has been a lack of reliable or ‘ecologically valid’ (contextually relevant)…
21 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
The future of rail
The rise of urbanisation and ‘mega cities’ is demanding greater connectivity and efficiency in our transportation networks – and inviting a significant amount of innovation in the process. As a result, disruptive innovation is rife - occurring in all facets of the transport sector. In mass transit, recent examples can be seen in operating and…
21 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Harmonising the rail industry’s digital future – the Smart Rail Initiative
The internet of things (IoT) – the concept of adding intelligence and direct communication between machines to improve their efficiency - is set to cause mass, cross-industry disruption. The number of IoT devices grew 31 percent year-on-year in 2017; and by 2020, the global market value is projected to be $7.1 trillion. But while the…
15 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Is Australia your next best destination for clinical trials?
Australia is home to some of the world’s leading scientists, physicians and healthcare providers. With world-class research capabilities and a thriving biotech sector, the number of clinical trials being conducted in Australia is reportedly growing at around five percent per year, outpacing the United States and the United Kingdom[1]. While Phase III studies have historically…
14 Aug 2018, by Francesca BrewerDefence & Security
How the Australian Army is leveraging a national obsession with drones
Drones were a defining symbol of the new millennium. A technology that would not only lead the military into a new frontier of combat and surveillance; but delight technophiles around the world and become a form of recreation in their own right. Drones made their debut in the early 2000’s, assisting the CIA with targeted…
13 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicInfrastructure
Insights into the largest tunnelling project of the Nordic region – The Follo Line
The Follo Line project is a new 22 kilometers long, double-track rail line, currently under construction by Acciona Ghella Joint Venture between Oslo Central and the new Ski Station. The line comprises a long, twin-tube rail tunnel – the first of its kind in Norway and the longest tunnel within the Nordic region. Once complete…
9 Aug 2018, by Informa InsightsInfrastructure
What’s the deal with City Deals?
As Australia prepares itself for an 11.8 million population increase and a steep rise in urbanization over the next thirty years, the need to ensure our cities are more productive, more liveable and more sustainable is becoming stronger. As it stands, the nation is already highly centralized with more than half of the national population…
9 Aug 2018, by Amy SarcevicInforma Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
