According to the National Road Safety Partnership Program, a Central Queensland University study has uncovered a dangerous pattern in the driving habits of tired mine workers. [ + ]

The home and building automation industry has witnessed rapid changes in technology and this has provided challenges for those wanting to be involved in the industry.

With overall energy use by health services expected to rise and Australian hospitals already using twice as much energy as commercial office buildings, hospitals are taking creative approaches to energy management. 

Electricity metering accuracy is important in ensuring the integrity of a billing system. [ + ]

According to research from the Oil & Gas Producers Association, a massive 80 to 95% of vehicle accidents are caused by human error. In recent years over 30% of workplace fatalities in industries like oil and gas were transport related; and incidents relating to driver fatigue are reported as being on the increase. [ + ]

Electric power blackouts are often the result of automated protection measures that ensure power surges or downed power lines do not damage trees, people, appliances or other parts of the grid. [ + ]

Apart from offering a mode of transportation, service vehicles play an increasingly important role in impacting field service performance. At the execution level, vehicle performance data is now used by organisations in a number of ways. [ + ]

Bad weather not only prevents staff getting to work, but transport and utility businesses that rely on vehicle fleets for customer service operations or deliveries can be particularly affected. How fleet managers respond to these factors to minimise disruption to service can make or break a company's reputation - and business. [ + ]

The National Electricity Market wasn't designed with distributed generation in mind. Indeed, one major design flaw acts to penalise solar power, and does so more in Australia than in practically every other country in the world.  [ + ]

ABB will install its PowerStore, an integrated commercial flywheel technology to integrate with a battery system on Kodiak Island in Alaska to enable the integration of more renewable energy from an expanded wind farm to its microgrid. [ + ]

Using intelligent location data to drive field force effectiveness is common for service teams, but what about sales? [ + ]

The infrastructure ministry has received over 150 proposals from state and local governments for projects to improve the productivity and safety of heavy vehicles, and has allocated $200m over five years to co-fund such projects. [ + ]

Today's smart home promises efficient building management, but often the systems are not secure and can only be retrofitted at great expense. Scientists are working on a software product that defends against hacker attacks before they reach the building.

One of the reasons that we continue to see an increasing focus on service and support is in the impact that effective service has on revenue. [ + ]

ANCAP will introduce a datestamp to all its new vehicle safety-rating logos so that ratings from different years can be more accurately compared. [ + ]