WorkSafe is reminding Victorian employers that their legal obligations in helping an injured worker return to safe and sustainable work remain unchanged in difficult economic times.

Statistics from WorkSafe indicate that Victoria’s workplace death toll is the highest it has been since 2001.

A site-specific induction guide for housing industry builders was released recently by WorkCover NSW.

WorkCover NSW has partnered with waste and recycling operators to help improve OHS in that industry.

With the onset of the holiday period and shutdown of many construction sites, WorkCover NSW has issued a warning to site controllers to ensure their sites are adequately secured.

A company that deliberately neglected its workers compensation responsibilities to one of its workers was fined in court on seven offences.

Comcare has initiated proceedings against Linfox Australia over a forklift incident in Western Australia.

Two reports recently released by Safe Work Australia identify an alarming increase in the number of workplace fatalities during the last two years.

The Miller by Sperian Twin Turbo Fall Protection System won an award for best Fall Protection at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in the US.

Chronobiology International has published a 14-year study that shows nightshift workers are at a significantly increased risk of impaired glucose metabolism.

New Zealand’s Department of Labour has issued an appeal to crane operators to review their health and safety practices following a court case involving a fatal accident in 2008.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a Safety Alert to warn installers of air-conditioning systems about the risk of working on pressurised plant.

WorkSafe Victoria is calling on both employers and workers to make a concerted effort to keep December fatality free.

Queensland Rail was recently fined $650,000 over the deaths of two workers in 2007.

Victoria’s work-related death toll is at the highest point for this time of the year since 2001.