Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has announced rugby legend Mal Meninga as its safety ambassador for this year.

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating a fatality where a man working on a vehicle was fatally crushed by the car when it dropped off a trolley jack.

A Safe Work Australia report has found that workers who are trained in health and safety issues are more likely to be aware of asbestos risks.

Two young professionals from sectors of the safety industry have been selected by Standards Australia to participate in the IEC Young Professionals Workshop in Seattle in October.

WorkSafe Victoria is urging small businesses in Melton to carry out safety checks in advance of inspector visits in August 2010.

An incident north-west of Sydney has served as an unfortunate reminder of the dangers of working with flammable liquids.

Following a number of injuries in sawmills, WorkCover NSW has reminded the sawmilling industry to ensure adequate safety precautions are taken.

BHP Billiton has been fined for breaches of safety legislation over a 2007 incident where a worker was killed by a falling part during a maintenance procedure at a smelter in South Australia.

The NSW Government announced changes to cut red tape for service providers to provide electrical services to industry, without compromising stringent safety criteria.

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a man at a wharf while rigging a steel drum to a lifting device, which failed, causing a beam to fall on him.

Another apprentice has been convicted and fined by WorkSafe Victoria over a senseless workplace ‘prank’ where a workmate was set on fire.

WorkSafe Victoria has released some alarming statistics about workplace fatalities in the state over the past financial year.

An electrical safety equipment supplier - Extreme Safety - is a finalist in the Queensland Telstra Small Business Awards.

SafeWork Australia recently released two reports on nanotechnology research, looking into material safety data sheets of products containing nanomaterials and detecting airborne particles emitted from carbon nanotubes.

The TWU recently arranged a massive truck convoy to raise awareness of their concerns over driver safety.