Workplace Health and Safety Queensland and the Electrical Safety Office are investigating the death of a tree lopper, who died on 22 August after receiving an electric shock. [ + ]

New targets have been set to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities, as SafeWork NSW launches its workplace safety roadmap. [ + ]

Emergency services will be better able to share resources ahead of the disaster season in Australia, following support from the National Resource Sharing Centre. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has developed a resource kit to encourage businesses to get involved in National Safe Work Month. [ + ]

According to WorkSafe WA, Pokemon Go players are causing safety concerns by illegally accessing construction sites. [ + ]

Australasia's emergency management sector will convene to discuss the changing role of emergency response agencies and the importance of creating resilient communities at the AFAC16 conference in Brisbane. [ + ]

The Victorian government has released preliminary designs to improve safety and travel times at four intersections along the Hoddle Street-Punt Road corridor. [ + ]

Men are almost five times more likely than women to require the removal of a foreign body embedded in their eye. [ + ]

A recent study has revealed that almost half of male workers and 40% of female workers are exposed to substances that cause asthma in their workplace. [ + ]

Fraunhofer scientists have developed a diagnostic tool that recognises the state of the user in real time and communicates this information to machines. Potential fields of application include all highly automated tasks where critical user states can be a safety issue. [ + ]

Work is underway to ensure Victoria has a skilled, adaptable and available mental health workforce that meets the needs of people with a mental illness and their families. [ + ]

With up to one in three fly-in fly-out workers reportedly experiencing mental health difficulties, a new campaign by suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is urging workmates to support one another before they hit rock bottom. [ + ]

Welnis, an office fit-out company focused on bringing human wellbeing into the built environment, and SleepFit, a company of sleep specialists providing workplace programs on sleep, have collaborated on developing a solution for sleep and fatigue management in workplaces across Australia. [ + ]

Regeneration, recovery and reinvention will be a key theme at Chemeca 2016, the largest annual gathering of Australian and New Zealand chemical and process engineers. [ + ]

Tragically, one worker has been killed and four have been seriously injured after falls from ladders in NSW in the past two months. [ + ]