A soft drink bottling warehouse in Melbourne recently had a serious safety issue with one of its forklift drivers who frequently crashed into the corners of pallets while operating his forklift

The Christmas/New Year period is a time when many businesses employ new workers or employ people on short-term contracts to cover busy periods

When Melbourne beverage distributor Shaun Mays took a Lite Trucks Expresso hand truck out for a trial run, it saved him so much time and effort that he never gave it back. Three years on, he says it has saved him money, too

Regulations are laws made by the Governor in Council (not Parliament) under authority granted by the OHS Act

Safety eyewear is an essential part of PPE for many industries, protecting workers eyes from eye trauma. But just issuing workers with safety glasses and instructing them to wear them isn't enough in itself to ensure adequate protection is provided

For Stuart Kenny, managing director of the Ausclad Group of Companies (AGC), supporting a workplace event to recognise Safe Work Australia Week is a top priority

Members from 26 countries took part in discussions on the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for the classification and labelling of chemicals in July 2007 in Geneva

Australian warehouses are approaching their busiest time of year and unless steps are taken now to control manual handling risks, someone could get hurt

Employers should know that young workers must be protected from the risk of injury or illness arising from workplace hazards and pay special attention to the needs of young workers

The new Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations are designed to simplify safety but, in the case of risk assessments, their release has caused real confusion

A new study released on the eve of National Eye Health Week (12-19 August) shows that two thirds of people over 40 who wear glasses are experiencing problems with their eyesight yet many are not doing anything about it

Australia is currently facing a labour force shortage. As part of a variety of initiatives to help ensure the maximum workforce, people with disability are being encouraged to join the workforce

A study of 750,000 workers compensation statistics has revealed that 'morningitis' is a real workplace risk

With incidents at work leaving one in every 200 Australians with permanent injuries and costing the economy more than $34 billion, the field should be researched scientifically in the same manner and to the degree that cancer and strokes are

In the workplace, safety can't be traded off for commercial benefits, even though safety facilities can have commercially detrimental implications