The Mine Safety Investigation Unit is investigating a recent incident involving a worker suffering head injuries after falling from a dump truck at a mine site in NSW. [ + ]

A new Australian standard for spill kit colouring and labelling is now available and will be gradually phased in until the end of 2017. [ + ]

Around a thousand electrical panels containing asbestos have been installed at Ausgrid substations in NSW since 2007, but the ETU is calling on bidders for the electricity distributor to commit to the safe removal of the asbestos. [ + ]

To coincide with New Zealand's new WHS laws, a new safety app has been built by farmers, for farmers to manage farm safety and compliance. [ + ]

Win up to $2000 prize money and be recognised for work health and safety and return to work achievements in the Queensland award program. [ + ]

NT WorkSafe has announced that changes to the Northern Territory's work health and safety regulations have come into effect as of 4 April 2016 affecting the construction industry. [ + ]

WorkSafe NZ will soon be on the hunt to fill its top job following the resignation of current chief executive Gordon MacDonald. [ + ]

There are only a few days left to get your entries to the 2016 Good Design Awards, which recognise and celebrate best practice design and innovation in Australia. [ + ]

Just like the Olympics, the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology is held every four years, and 2016 will showcase the latest research, tech innovations and policies to reduce road trauma. [ + ]

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. [ + ]