MSA has strengthened its global presence in oil, gas and petrochemical market through the acquisition of gas- and flame-detection company General Monitors.

SafeWork SA has cautioned workers about the dangers of a ‘holiday mindset’ at this time of the year.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is urging employers to be vigilant about safely moving industrial plant.

The ACT Government recently clarified what asbestos-related substances were banned under the Dangerous Substances Bill.

SafeWork SA has released a new first aid Code of Practice for South Australian workplaces.

A Victorian couple were sentenced over the death of a teenage worker at a cardboard packaging factory in 2009.

A WA crane company and its two directors were found guilty of breaching the Occupational Safety and Health Act over the death of a worker in 2007.

Safe Work Australia has invited public comment on the draft model work health and safety Regulations and Codes of Practice.

The NSW Minerals Council stated that mine safety is its primary concern when it announced a new underground dust monitoring initiative.

The South Australian Government used Asbestos Awareness Week to launch a number of initiatives to combat the dangers of asbestos in workplaces.

Ambulance Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers of nail guns, following the release of a report on injuries in the state from the tool.

A report released just prior to Asbestos Awareness Week highlights the concerns workers still have about exposure to asbestos.

The NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council recently met to review the performance of initiatives to improve mine safety in the state.

Fines totalling $355,000 were imposed on three companies by the Industrial Court over the collapse of massive fermentation tanks at the Wirra Wirra winery in SA in 2008.

A division of a major Australasian forestry company has been convicted and fined for safety failures after a female worker died at its Morwell wood processing plant in 2008.