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Transport & Logistics
Downer Rail has instigated sweeping changes to how it approaches passenger and freight rail maintenance, with reductions in maintenance times of up to one third. Its new approach to passenger and freight rail maintenance focuses on long-term Through Life Support (TLS) relationships, condition-based monitoring and Lean methodologies. “Our focus is keeping our customers’ trains on…
7 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsLeadership & Communication
Nurturing female leadership skills is an important part of maintaining a thriving business in modern Australian workplaces, according to an expert. Gayle Peterson, co-program director of Women Transforming Leadership at Said Business School at the University of Oxford, wrote in The Australian that organisations must seek to mentor promising female candidates. She also called for…
7 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
CSG training could be on the horizon for many organisations in Queensland as new research reveals the extent of the state's resources boom. Energy Skills Queensland's (ESQ) 2013 Queensland CSG to LNG Industry Workforce Plan found that twice as many jobs as expected will be created across the sector. This means 15,000 people will be…
6 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to offer people with disabilities and their carers more choice and agency in the type of services they would like to make use of. Psychosocial disabilities are likely to be included in the scheme and while the move has widely been applauded, there are a number of…
6 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Railway engineering will be under the spotlight in Queensland, following news that a state parliamentary committee will be investigating regional freight rail. Scott Emerson, transport and main roads minister, requested that options and incentives be examined to allow the agricultural and livestock sectors to make better use of rail. The Transport, Housing and Local Government…
5 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsLeadership & Communication
Reallocating resources is a vital leadership skill to have, yet many organisations are failing to adequately shuffle their assets when required. This is according to Stephen Hall and Conor Kehoe, directors at management consultancy firm McKinsey and Company, who claimed swift reallocation of resources is useful at the best of times, but even more so…
5 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Jon Patrick is the product development director at Innovative Clinical Information Management Systems. Jon has been an expert researcher into information systems for 30 years, most recently at the University of Sydney. He began working with the health sector in 2005. One of his early consultancies was to enhance the Clinical Information System (CIS) at…
4 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Managing delirium and dementia in hip fracture patients is a common challenge. In the lead-up to the 2nd annual Hip Fracture Management conference, we had the chance to ask some of our speakers about their organisations top strategies for recognising and managing delirious or confused patients. Our interventions are: Evaluation by the orthogeriatrics program Identification…
4 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Fracking is an important practice for countries looking to maintain their energy independence, an analyst firm has claimed. Frost & Sullivan said that while hydraulic fracturing has been under immense pressure from green groups, drilling for shale gas extraction has far more benefits than disadvantages. The organisation claimed fracking has been suspended or slowed down…
4 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
The mining engineering industry has welcomed news that legislation to repeal the Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) has been published by the federal government. Released on Thursday (October 24), the document outlines the Coalition's plans to remove the tax from July 1 2014. The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) was among the first…
2 Nov 2013, by Informa Insights