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. [ + ]

Massey University researchers are backing plans to reform New Zealand’s workplace health and safety system and introduce a professional certification scheme. [ + ]

The Australian Trucking Association has unveiled a 'Safety Truck' which is designed to deliver the trucking industry's safety messages to the public and illustrate the ATA's top tips for sharing the road safely with trucks. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on Stevedoring to support the public comment process for the draft Code of Practice: Managing Risks in Stevedoring. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia CEO Rex Hoy has announced the release of two reports examining fatalities due to work-related traumatic injury, and injuries and fatalities arising from falls from height. [ + ]

As South Australian farmers toil amid an early harvest with promising yields, SafeWork SA reminds all farm workers to put safety first. [ + ]

A team of international scientists has isolated a very close relative of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) from horseshoe bats in China, confirming them as the origin of the virus responsible for the 2002-2003 pandemic. [ + ]