It might seem fanciful to assert that office chairs are responsible for an increasing proportion of workers' compensation claims, but recent figures show musculo-skeletal injuries are increasing in office working environments. How is this happening?

There are many applications for photography in the processing industry. For example, breaches of safety regulations must be documented; original installation structures must be recorded before and/or after a processing operation is carried out

This article outlines the most pertinent features of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), the requirements of the supplier and the information that should be reviewed prior to accepting the use of a chemical substance in the workplace

In the complicated quest for better logistics set-up, the presence of vehicles is frequently overlooked

Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. It is estimated that 1 in 2 people who spend their life in this country will develop skin cancer. Every year, 8240 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed and 1000 people die from the disease

Employers are required by OHS legislation to provide workers with training and supervision to enable them to perform their work in a manner that does not expose them to hazards. Companies with risk-tolerant cultures take a minimalist approach to this

Most floor specifiers are so focused on eliminating the risk of slip-falls to their workers and the public that it doesn't even occur to them that they can gain valuable add-on benefits at the same time for very little, if any, extra outlay

Building workers and emergency response personnel must be trained to recognise the risks of suspension trauma

A vast amount of wine spends much of its time stored in wooden barrels or stainless steel tanks wrapped in highly combustible expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation to maintain an even temperature

Between bacterial outbreaks, viral pandemics, irradiation and the continuing controversy surrounding food additives and genetic modification, it seems that the safety of what we consume regularly comes into question

Bringing 19th century mining machinery up to 21st century safety standards is not easy, but the challenge has been met with electronic technology

Can changing the law make it safer to go to work or are there still too many accidents waiting to happen? Depending who you talk to, the potential value of industrial manslaughter legislation varies from being pivotal to utterly useless

Fall prevention systems are a last resort in workplace safety, and they have to be done right. Wayne Fietz clarifies the options

Fire engineers at CSIRO have recently developed a new methodology for assessing the operation and performance of smoke detection and alarm systems and any linked suppression systems for early to very early detection of smoke

Earlier this year, NSW Chief Justice, Jim Spigelman questioned the justification of lawyers' 'time billing' in matters and noted that it was "difficult to justify a system in which inefficiency is rewarded with higher remuneration"