The recent compromise of worker safety at a uranium mine in the Northern Territory raises questions over whether attempts to streamline the approach to mine safety will continue to remain a dream of the industry rather than a practical reality. [ + ]

Welding and cutting operations present a variety of hazards, not only to those carrying out the operation but in many instances also to others in the vicinity. [ + ]

Work related road crashes cost Australian industry $400-$500 million annually with the average cost to society for each fatal crash around $1.7 million, an industry expert told a leading workplace safety. [ + ]

Far from being a far-flung futurist's fantasy, biometrics is solving some major concerns in the building and construction industries. in particular, the fingerscan which tackles problems such as: time and attendance, occupational health and safety (OH&S), shrinkage, security and staff management. [ + ]

Victorian President of the Safety Institute of Australia, Geoff Dell has called on all businesses to review their practices regarding the operation of forklift trucks. [ + ]

An incident in which 47 people were affected by carbon monoxide fumes from a concrete cutting machine has resulted in a Chippendale plumbing firm being fined $220,000 for breaching the Occupational Health & Safety Act 1983. [ + ]

Bill Weems and Phil Bishop
Workers and emergency response personnel must be trained to recognise the risks of suspension trauma. [ + ]

Between bacterial outbreaks, viral pandemics, irradiation and the continuing controversy surrounding food additives and genetic modification, it seems that the safety of what we consume regularly comes into question. [ + ]

A scaffolder who was seriously injured when he fell 20 m down a lift shaft on a Sydney building site has led to construction company Bovis Lend Lease Pty Ltd being fined $175,000. [ + ]

Fines totalling $322,000 have been imposed by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session following an incident at Redfern Railway Station in which a worker suffered severe head injuries causing brain damage. [ + ]

A Penrith metals manufacturer has been fined $195,000 by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session following serious injuries suffered by a worker who became trapped in a conveyor. [ + ]

New evidence of a possible link between anti-perspirants and breast cancer has emerged. [ + ]

About 40 workers constructing a massive gas pipeline in remote Western Australia were undergoing medical tests after stumbling across a hidden asbestos dump. [ + ]

The death of an electrician who was standing on a platform on the roof of a maintenance train at Grafton in 2001 has led to a $156,000 fine being imposed by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in Court Session. [ + ]

A chimney sweep died from an extreme allergic reaction within minutes of suffering 40 or 50 bee stings while working at a school, the South Australian coroner found recently. [ + ]