A heavy haulage company was convicted over an incident where a worker was crushed while loading an elevated work platform onto the trailer of a truck.

Two company directors were convicted over the death of an employee when the partially built floor he was working on collapsed after more than 10 tonnes of building blocks were placed on it.

WorkSafe Victoria is providing more information about Major Hazards Facilities to councils, to help planners with new developments.

A man who was struck in the head by a steel rod that came loose from a lathe at a steel fabrication business died in hospital recently.

Workplaces which have come up with workable solutions to health and safety issues are invited to enter the 2010 WorkSafe Awards.

WorkSafe Victoria inspectors will be visiting small businesses in Williamstown as part of a safety campaign from 19-23 April.

A construction material supplier was fined over a workplace incident in South Australia that resulted in serious leg injuries to an employee.

Recent WorkSafe prosecutions in Victoria send a strong message to the meat industry about the importance of machine guarding.

Linfox Australia has been convicted and fined $170,000 plus $41,270 court costs over serious and preventable injuries that were sustained by an employee when an adjustable mezzanine floor in a truck’s trailer collapsed on him.

Calls for a global ban on all forms of asbestos have again been voiced by an international medical society.

A motion by the Australian Greens calling on the government to ensure there is no reduction in OHS standards, in implementing their new laws, has been backed by the Senate recently.

A call has been issued by the European Chemicals Agency for eight chemicals, that are commonly used in industrial applications and processes, to be classified as hazardous.

RMIT University, located in Melbourne, has received a significant grant from the US safety regulator NIOSH to conduct research into construction-site safety.

A WorkSafe Victoria inspector was recently attacked while attempting to caution a person riding dangerously on a rubbish collection vehicle.

WorkSafe WA has recently undertaken an inspection program into bridges and gantry cranes in the workplace.