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. [ + ]

While complacency within the medical profession was rapidly becoming an incident of the past, medical practitioners still needed help in ensuring they were subject to the same safety checks and balances as other professions, a leading heart surgeon said. [ + ]

Port Kembla Copper Pty Ltd has been fined $189,000 by the NSW Industrial Relations Commissions sitting in Court Session following two workplace incidents that led to the serious injury of two workers. [ + ]

Carbonated drinks may raise the risk of esophageal cancer, a usually fatal disease claim researchers. [ + ]

On the 20th of February, 2004, Standards Australia formally announced the release of the updated AS3760:2003. This standard covers the procedure for testing and tagging. [ + ]

With eight workplace fatalities recorded on Victorian farms already this year, Victorian WorkCover Minister Rob Hulls has launched a TV campaign that urges farmers to be as passionate about farm safety as they are about country football. [ + ]

A federal target to reduce deaths at work by a fifth over 10 years has been spurned by the construction workers union as "pure rhetoric". [ + ]

The State Rail Authority of NSW has been fined $149,500 by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session following the serious injury of a guard who fell from a moving train at Mortdale railway station. [ + ]

Protector Technologies has linked with the Dick Johnson Racing Team to provide high-tech, leading edge hearing protection that also facilitates clear and consistent team communication. [ + ]

Avian influenza - or avian flu, or simply bird flu - is a bird disease caused by a strain of the influenza virus and it can be transferred to humans through contact with bird droppings and respiratory secretions. [ + ]

The Australian Defence Force will invest $129 million over the next 10 years on its search and rescue capability to protect RAAF pilots, Defence Minister Robert Hill announced recently. [ + ]

Participants in a charity 'mud football' competition in Western Australia recently didn't just get exercise and entertainment - more than one-quarter of the players went to the emergency room the next day with infected wounds, according to a study in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. [ + ]

The company at the centre of an asbestos inquiry in NSW, James Hardie Industries, has said it would continue to fight allegations it was liable for an $800 million shortfall in asbestos-related claims. [ + ]

The search is again on to find those individuals and organisations whose innovation and commitment to workplace health and safety can be officially recognised and shared with others. They are being encouraged to enter this year's WorkSafe Victoria Awards. [ + ]

Fines totalling $164,750 have been imposed by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in Court Session following a serious workplace incident on a Sydney construction site in which a concrete panel fell onto the roof of a neighbouring factory. As a result of the incident, Combined Crane and Rigging Pty Ltd has received two fines totalling $155,000 after being found guilty of breaching Sections 15(1) and 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983, for failing to ensure the health and safety of their employees and other people in the workplace. [ + ]