The Cross Border Construction Program will see inspectors from WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW visiting construction sites, to promote strategies that will reduce the risk of young workers being hurt. [ + ]

Industry responds to reports about on unsafe building cladding material being used here in Australia. [ + ]

Electrical Safety Week is being held again, designed for electrical workers and contractors to improve their safety leadership skills. [ + ]

New reforms have been designed to streamline and modernise existing regulations, as well as remove obsolete clauses. [ + ]

Employers who deliberately disregard the minimum wage and other entitlements will face greater penalties under a new law passed in parliament. [ + ]

A virtual reality firefighting simulator has been launched by Deakin University for emergency service training. [ + ]

Behavioural assessment rooms are being rolled out at some Victorian hospitals, designed to protect frontline workers from violence and aggression. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria Health and Safety Month now has two ambassadors and a program of events lined up for the month of October. [ + ]

Safety standards will be improved at Victorian waste and resource recovery facilities, with the introduction of an interim waste management policy (WMP). [ + ]

Non-compliant TPS cable being supplied and sold in New Zealand has raised concerns in Australia. [ + ]

The risks posed by airborne hazards at work have been identified for precast concrete companies in New Zealand. [ + ]

A new playground standard has been published by Standards Australia. [ + ]

Managing violence and aggression in residential aged-care facilities is the focus of an inspection program being carried out by WorkSafe WA. [ + ]

Penalties for workplace safety offences will be increased to bring Western Australia in line with other states around the country. [ + ]