A contract worker at the Peak Gold Mines has died after attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. [ + ]

Results from the US launch of a virtual reality safety simulator technology indicate more needs to be done in training and understanding the daily risks of oil rig maintenance and operation. [ + ]

A WorkSafe NZ investigation has found that demolition work on three residential buildings posed a significant risk of asbestos exposure. [ + ]

Karimbla Construction Services (NSW) has been fined $135,000, after one of its workers fell three metres at a construction site. [ + ]

Karen McDonnell, the IOSH immediate past president and OSH Policy Advisor at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), has been announced as the international keynote speaker at the SAFETYconnect conference. [ + ]

The drowning death of a South Port New Zealand visitor during 2015 was preventable, according to WorkSafe New Zealand. [ + ]

Two new chapters for the Occupational Health and Safety Body of Knowledge have been published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Safety Centre and the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA). [ + ]

Paramedics with access to powered stretchers are less likely to be injured on the job, a new study has found. [ + ]

An investigation is underway after a five-year-old boy fell from a carnival ride in Rye. [ + ]

Geoscience Australia and CRCSI are undertaking a trial of positioning technology that could improve safety in the resources industry. [ + ]

Employers will be empowered to make mental health a priority in the workplace with the introduction of a new WorkHealth program. [ + ]

Female managers earn 26.5% less than their male counterparts per year, according to research by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). [ + ]