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Electric shocks — many affected likely never trained to work around electricity
This is according to analysis of Victorian coroner-reported deaths, ED presentations, hospital admissions and workers compensation claims between 2018 and 2024. [ + ]
222 in 2025 — "confronting" data reveals highest annual worker fatalities since 2012
Safe Work Australia has published the Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2026, calling its figures a "stark warning" that more must be done. [ + ]
Roof anchor points: getting inspection and recertification right
Falls from height numbers have barely moved in a decade, and explain why the roof anchor point deserves far more attention than it usually gets. [ + ]
Over two-thirds exposed to a physical or chemical hazard, workers survey reveals
Findings from the 2026 Australian Worker Exposure Survey have been published, providing an up-to-date national picture of work-related hazard exposure. [ + ]
The day after certification: why the right glove can become the wrong glove
A glove may be certified once, but it is tested by the work every day. Here's why safety leaders need to manage retained protection from issue to retirement. [ + ]
The fire-protection potential of mycelium leather
Made from fungal networks cultivated using agricultural waste and water, could this wildfire jacket prototype help shape the next generation of protective clothing? [ + ]
Is operator competency keeping pace with EWP technology?
When it comes to workplace safety, it's easy to think of EWP operator competency as a box that can be easily ticked. But competency is not a one-off achievement. [ + ]
Could 'swarms' of giant cyborg cockroaches be the future of disaster sites care?
Australian researchers have fitted cameras and miniature medical injectors to cyborg cockroaches to make them capable of administering supervised emergency care. [ + ]
The air receiver registration duty most sites don't know they have
Air receivers are one of the quieter compliance gaps in Australian industry. Here's what the duty is and a two-line check you can run this week. [ + ]
Opinion: Beyond the survey — what psychosocial risk management is becoming
The government-backed People at Work assessment platform will close on 2 October. This psychosocial risk researcher says the challenge goes beyond finding a replacement. [ + ]
Top 4 tips to improve occupational exoskeletons
Texan engineers evaluated four occupational exoskeleton systems currently in the marketplace. Informed by their research, here are four top tips for designers. [ + ]
Has this Norwegian scientist found the safety–comfort balance in protective footwear?
With 20,000 measurements analysed, the industrial designer and senior research scientist says the concept turns the way protective shoes are produced upside down. [ + ]
The glove paradox: why procurement should buy hand-protection outcomes, not SKUs
For procurement leaders, hand protection should be treated as a risk-engineering decision, not a consumable purchase. [ + ]
Safety at work is a serious job — using creativity and data to shift behaviour in South Australia
In April 2026, SafeWork SA launched its first major public awareness campaign in over 15 years. The regulator's Executive Director Glenn Farrell takes us through it. [ + ]
Managing hazards, not just controls: rethinking confined space safety
Despite legislation, Australian Standards and established permit systems, serious confined space incidents continue to occur. WAHA CEO Scott Barber considers why. [ + ]
