WorkSafe New Zealand Board Chair Professor Gregor Coster has announced the appointment of Gordon MacDonald as chief executive, effective 17 March. [ + ]

Health researchers from Massey University and the Cancer Society of New Zealand will host a forum investigating how best to protect people from cancer in the workplace. [ + ]

An online information resource for dealing with asbestos in Victoria was today launched for homeowners, businesses, industry and other members of the community. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released a revised model code of practice on construction work and guidance on workplace bullying and fatigue. [ + ]

The president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Judith Hackitt CBE, has called for a change in the mindset and culture at the very top of organisations towards process safety, starting with the boardroom. [ + ]

Australia's key disaster management agencies have joined forces to tackle the problem of how to access and interpret information gathered during bushfires and other natural disasters to help emergency services save lives and property. [ + ]

Twelve companies which manufacture agvet chemical products for the agriculture sector have proved to be dedicated to product stewardship after signing up with AgStewardship Australia to participate in the ChemClear and drumMUSTER programs in the past year. [ + ]

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) is being held at the Sydney Showground from 13-15 May 2014 and it will again include a safety zone with an open-access 'Solutions Theatre' for Health & Safety. [ + ]

The National Transport Commission (NTC) should work on simplifying the heavy vehicle national law to improve road safety, says the Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Stuart St Clair. [ + ]

NT WorkSafe Inspectors investigated a number of near misses last week after a series of storm-related incidents. It is advising all Top End businesses to take immediate measures to clean up their worksite and secure any loose items and material which may become airborne during strong winds. [ + ]

St John Ambulance Victoria has been honoured with a prestigious Melbourne Award, taking out the category of Contribution to a Community by a Community Organisation at Saturday night's City of Melbourne 2013 Melbourne Awards Gala Ceremony. [ + ]

Journalist Rebecca Macfie's book Tragedy at Pike River Mine, How and why 29 men died has been launched in New Zealand. [ + ]

Standards Australia has released a revision of AS/NZS 3695.2:2013 Wheelchairs Part 2: Requirements and test methods for electrically powered wheelchairs (including mobile scooters). [ + ]

A project to raise the awareness of local construction businesses of the similarities and ease of working on either side of the border will begin in Echuca and Moama this week. [ + ]

ABC Commercial has released 'Happy Body At Work', an innovative workplace wellness package aimed at combating the health issues associated with today’s increasingly sedentary workplaces. [ + ]