Key representatives of Australia's mining workers and companies, together with regulators, have issued statements supporting safety in the face of COVID-19. [ + ]

Two Queensland rum distilleries have shifted production to make hand sanitiser, in response to increasing demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. [ + ]

The building and construction and trucking industries have welcomed the Australian Government's second coronavirus stimulus package, announced on 22 March. [ + ]

Queensland is 'ramping up' its assistance to the state's COVID-19 impacted manufacturing sector, the government announced over the weekend. [ + ]

Australia's combustible cladding crisis continues with Biowood not compliant with the Building Code of Australia in multi-storey residential properties. [ + ]

Focusing on the potential of an incident rather than the outcome provides fertile ground to improve safety, but it requires changes in how we engage, investigate, learn and measure. [ + ]

In food processing machinery there are stringent hygiene standards that must be followed both for local markets and for exporters — and these standards are not always the same. [ + ]

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, employees and employers must be aware of their entitlements and obligations, as per workplace health and safety laws. [ + ]

'Lessons we can learn from the British Corporate Manslaughter experience' will be presented by Ian Wallis at the Workplace Health & Safety Show, 27–28 May 2020. [ + ]

Truck drivers who consume large amounts of coffee and energy drinks have more crashes compared with those who only drink small quantities of caffeine, research shows. [ + ]

A specalist in assessment and benchmarking of adhesives and composites for high-tech industries outlines some safety-relevant findings from a recent study. [ + ]

An eye injury can result in outcomes ranging from lost days at work to permanent loss of vision, yet up to 90% of eye injuries are preventable. [ + ]

The Qld Government promotes its "world class" safety laws as the Coroners Court findings into the 2016 deaths of four at Dreamworld are released. [ + ]

A new white paper explores the causes and consequences of occupational noise-induced hearing loss to help safety managers. Kjersti Rutlin provides a summary. [ + ]

A new video uses the testimonies of coalminers in their 30s and 40s to shatter myths around black lung and urge early health screening for signs of the disease. [ + ]