Tasmania is set to receive a $15.3 million emergency services system that will result in increased safety for frontline workers and Tasmanians in critical situations. [ + ]

A South Australian company has been fined $111,000 over a serious 2013 incident where a worker lost his arm as it became entangled in an unguarded tail drum. [ + ]

A new agent panel to manage Victorian workplace injury insurance claims will take effect from 1 July 2016, with Employer's Mutual replacing QBE. [ + ]

Two companies have been fined a total of $1.5 million over the death of a worker who fell 40 metres when a piling rig collapsed at a Melbourne construction site in 2011. [ + ]

By 1 April, 27 Australian workers had already been killed at work in 2016. Creating a safety culture will be an important part of the conversation at the upcoming Safety in Action Perth event. [ + ]

While Sydney air pollution may not be on the same level as places like Hong Kong, the effect of particles in the air is still damaging our health, says a new report. [ + ]

Emerson will be providing automation and safety technology for the big development of the Maersk Oil Culzean gas field development in the North Sea, a project worth around US$4.5 billion. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has collaborated with Commonwealth agencies to work on designing out safety hazards that may arise from government programs and services. [ + ]

Manufacturer Scott Safety has injected significant investment into the latest robotic technology to eliminate 'human error' in producing its respirator filters, which provide protection against hazardous substances like asbestos. [ + ]

A new awareness campaign will target safety in agriculture since statistics show farmers are more likely to die at work than any other Victorian worker. [ + ]

Connected fitness bands and other wearables, along with their smartphone fitness apps, are booming for both business and consumer markets, but they also present vulnerabilities. [ + ]

St John has issued Australians with a CPR challenge following stats that only about 26% of us have training or can deliver first aid in an emergency. [ + ]

WorkSafe New Zealand is calling for calm over "scare-mongering" media reports ahead of new WHS laws to be implemented next month. [ + ]

Sitting for a good part of your day? Maybe you exercise before or after work? New research shows this may not be enough. [ + ]

Workplace health and safety has come a long way since the days of a medicine cabinet with a bottle of antiseptic and a package of bandages — Red Cross is now offering mental health workshops for the workplace. [ + ]