The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the latest version of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, providing an updated technical resource designed to keep the transport industry and the public safe. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia is encouraging Australian business leaders to give their workplaces a 'heads up' by becoming involved in what is claimed to be an Australian-first initiative to take action on mental health in their workplace. [ + ]

Inspectors from Victoria and NSW are visiting building sites in the Albury and Wodonga region this week as part of the Cross Border Project, which aims to alleviate confusion about construction-site safety requirements on each side of the border. [ + ]

There's only 1 month to go before entries close for the National Safety Awards of Excellence. [ + ]

Innovative battery technology designed at Victoria University of Wellington could soon be helping to save the lives of young children all over the world. [ + ]

NSW Trade & Investment Mine Safety has published an Investigation Information Release into the death of a worker who was crushed while using a mobile elevated work platform at Boggabri on 21 May 2014. [ + ]

They don't tend to binge drink but middle-aged women over 45 consume alcohol more frequently than any other age group, a behaviour putting their long-term health at risk, according to QUT researcher Hanna Watling. [ + ]

New South Wales Trade & Investment has announced that draft mining codes of practice are available for public comment. [ + ]

It is now possible to not only determine the source of pollution via a chemical composition 'fingerprint', but to also quantify that source's total contribution of fine particles in a specific location. In short, individual polluters and measure how many fine particles originated from those polluters can be identified. [ + ]

Almost half of Australian workers have left a job because it was mentally unhealthy, and workplace mental health is ranked second only to pay as the most important factor when choosing a new job, a new survey has shown. [ + ]

Mental stress claims have fallen while the rate of harassment and/or workplace bullying has increased, according to the first annual ‘Psychosocial Health and Safety and Bullying in Australian Workplaces’ statement by Safe Work Australia. [ + ]

New drug and alcohol testing data, released by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), has shown a decrease in the rate of positive results amongst employees over two years, even though the number of tests conducted has increased by nearly 55%. [ + ]

Do males take more risks around railway crossings? Are Gen Ys crossing the line just for a thrill? Are you more likely to ignore the rules if missing the train means a 15-minute wait? [ + ]

Tens of thousands of Caltex employees, shareholders, customers and suppliers have pledged to do their bit for road safety as the nation prepares for tomorrow's eighth annual Fatality Free Friday. [ + ]

Miners from across the state's mining regions have been awarded top honours at the NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation Awards. [ + ]