A building company has been fined $60,000 for an incident which left a worker a paraplegic. [ + ]

ISO has published a management system standard for road traffic safety. [ + ]

This year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on depression, one of the most widespread mental health conditions. [ + ]

A car salesman has been ordered to pay back over $55,000 and perform 350 hours of community service after fraudulently obtaining payments and false information. [ + ]

SafeWork SA is investigating a workplace fatality that occurred at J T Johnson and Sons Pty Ltd at Kapunda. [ + ]

The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to Sydney CBD businesses. [ + ]

The Safety Show Sydney and Sydney Materials Handling trade shows will have a variety of innovative safety and productivity technologies on display. [ + ]

Minister Greg Pearce has said the NSW workers compensation reform will encourage injured workers to get back to work sooner with financial help. [ + ]

Work Safe Week will be held from 22 October to 1 November in Melbourne and regional cities around Victoria. [ + ]

Manufacturing workers, especially young workers, can be at risk of serious injury. Tiffany Ward is just one of many who had her whole life turned upside down after a workplace accident at 18. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria’s 24th annual award finalists have been announced. Thirty-five applicants were chosen out of 286 entries. [ + ]

Abstracts are now invited for the 2013 International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference. [ + ]

The balance of security and openess online will be discussed at the Australian Internet Governance Forum in Canberra. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria is cracking down on the safety of construction areas and finding that housekeeping procedures are not being followed. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia has released two fact sheets on the harmful effects of vibration on the body and tips to reduce the risks. [ + ]