Twenty-three Victorian businesses, health and safety representatives and individuals have been nominated for their outstanding contributions to making workplaces safer and helping injured employees return to work. [ + ]

A worker who was struck in the head by a portable hydraulic jack in September has sustained serious injuries. [ + ]

Comprehensive mental health support resources for Western Australian workplaces will be developed as the consequence of a newly established partnership between the state government and the University of Western Australia. [ + ]

A fire at the Solveco Pty Ltd facility in St Marys has led to the company being fined $15,000. [ + ]

New Queensland laws will see greater penalties imposed on mine operators who do not keep their workers safe. [ + ]

Fire & Safety Australia (FSA) has announced it will acquire Blackwoods Training (previously Protector Alsafe), which includes the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA), one of Australia's oldest and most established safety training businesses, as FSA continues to gain market share as part of a broader growth strategy. [ + ]

Two technology companies have been selected by the Australian Department of Defence to develop the equivalent of a black box for soldiers to capture crucial data on the battlefield. [ + ]

New research has contradicted previous studies, which suggested that tungsten carbide with a cobalt binder — the primary ingredients in hard metal — may be linked to an increased risk of lung cancer. [ + ]