The federal government has been warned not enough is being done to protect miners and fast-food workers at drive throughs from exposure to potentially dangerous levels of exhaust fumes. [ + ]

WorkCover NSW is urging those who work from heights to be vigilant following three serious incidents in the one day in Sydney last week. [ + ]

A report on Australian businesses with field-based workforces reveals that customer satisfaction is a top priority, 74% see worker health and safety as a higher priority than five years ago and 71% feel sustainability will have a significant impact on the future success of their business. [ + ]

The biggest opportunity to improve the life expectancy and wellbeing of men in Australia is to create workplaces that support their physical and mental health, according to organisers of Men’s Health Week 2013, based at the University of Western Sydney. [ + ]

Disaster response teams can be impeded by chaotic communications, according to University of Sydney behaviour dynamics expert Professor Liaquat Hossain. [ + ]

Master Electricians Australia has launched a competition to encourage electrical safety in response to a spate of severe electrical safety incidents in NSW. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a farm fatality following the death of a worker in Elphinstone on Sunday. [ + ]

Australia’s business sector will take a lead in improving road safety under a National Road Safety Partnership Program to be launched later this year. [ + ]

Volvo Trucks has developed Work Remote, a wireless remote control unit which brings together all the functions that the driver requires while loading or unloading. [ + ]

'Safety on the edge' is a two-day conference which is being held in three cities: Melbourne (27-28 June), followed by Perth (3-4 July) and Brisbane (8-9 July). [ + ]

Rupture disc manufacturer Elfab has been awarded IECEx approval for its burst detection system, Flo-Tel+, which certifies it for use internationally in the most hazardous environments. [ + ]

Fires in underground train tunnels can be catastrophic because the heat and smoke have nowhere to escape. A new coating for suspension components may help buy the crucial few minutes necessary for the train to get to the safety of the next station. [ + ]

The ACT Work Safety Commissioner has released two new Guidance Notes by WorkSafe ACT on supervision of apprentices in the ACT’s construction industry. [ + ]

Cable manufacturer Olex (a Nexans company) chose to partner with CSIRO to develop the new technology for making fire-resistant electrical cables. According to a CSIRO news blog, Olex has supplied over 1100 km of electrical cables to the Brisbane Airport Link Project in a contract reportedly worth $10 million to the company. [ + ]

There is a link between the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. [ + ]