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. [ + ]

A total of $376,250 in fines has been imposed by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in Court Session following the death of a worker at a poultry farm in Sydney's outer west. [ + ]

WorkCover NSW Chief Executive Officer, Jon Blackwell has issued a strong reminder to employers and workers on the hazards of working at heights. [ + ]

That essential morning coffee may be just what the doctor ordered: coffee could help ward off adult onset diabetes, says Finland's National Public Health Institute. [ + ]

BOC has opened its South Pacific Operating Centre (SPOC) at its Australian headquarters in North Ryde (New South Wales). SPOC remotely operates 22 major plants at 12 major sites across Australia and New Zealand, to optimise operations and ensure supply with maximum efficiency. [ + ]

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. [ + ]