According to safety management software developer myosh, the current health and safety law reform before the New Zealand parliament is expected to be enacted in mid-2015. [ + ]

AFL, a global provider of fibre-optic products and services, has acquired AFC, a manufacturer, designer and integrator of fibre-optic and copper communication solutions with operations in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. [ + ]

We know we are living in an increasingly paperless world, but in a somewhat frightening example of the perils of software bugs, a faulty app caused American Airlines (AA) to ground dozens of its jets in the US late last month. [ + ]

Consumers in the US tend to use more electricity if they subscribe to an automatic payment system for their bills, according to new research from Duke University. [ + ]

In one of this week's more interesting discoveries, Apple Watch sensors appear to be negatively affected by the presence of heavy arm tattooing, also known as sleeves. [ + ]

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas in the US have invented an electrical power converter system that simultaneously accepts power from a variety of energy sources and converts it for use in the electrical grid system.

The Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Europe has appointed Prysmian Group Director Marketing & Business Development Netherlands Edgar Aker as its new president. [ + ]

The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has been awarded the national ENERGY GLOBE Australia Award for its suite of live generated solar photovoltaic (PV) maps and tools. [ + ]

The Brisbane Truck Show is on again. Held every two years, the event is organised by the Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland (CVIAQ) and is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the premier event in Australia for the transport industry and showcases the latest in heavy vehicles, technology, engineering and innovation.

ABB has won orders worth about $30 million from Casa dos Ventos, a renewables company in Brazil. [ + ]

Solar engineering company Global Sustainable Energy Solutions (GSES) Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with a German testing and certification body to assess the bankability of large-scale solar power systems in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. [ + ]

World Safety Day is celebrated on the 28th of April around the world as a day where the occupational health and safety of workers is recognised. Workers, employers and governments take this day to remember and prioritise the importance of a health and safety culture.

Caulfield Racecourse has installed a massive 319.5 m² display, with a pixel density of 10,000 dots/m². [ + ]

The peak national body for Australia's energy networks claims a new Senate Inquiry report may see higher energy costs for consumers as well as increased regulatory risk. [ + ]

With the federal government's recently released Energy White Paper (EWP) laying out a framework for the future of the National Electricity Market (NEM), electricity generators, networks and retailers can expect to see changes to the policy and regulatory environment. [ + ]