According to an OHS consultant, the number or workplace deaths around the world is increasing at an alarming rate.

A Victorian truck driver has been convicted and fined for fraudulently obtaining workers compensation payments.

A research project on a coral reef in WA, jointly funded by the federal government and mining and marine companies, has been recognised by the SRCC for its proactive OHS culture.

WorkSafe has unveiled the finalists for the 2009 Work Safe Awards which will be announced on 29 October in Melbourne.

Curbing the human and economic cost of workplace harm is the aim of Safe Work Month 2009 in South Australia.

A fact sheet has been released by the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner to assist recipients of Australian Government funding to implement the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme.

An inspection campaign targeting tilt-up construction across Westen Australia has commenced, looking at safety standards in that industry.

A recent roadblock exercise conducted by WorkSafe WA emphasises the need for more improvement in driver fatigue compliance in the road transport industry.

A revised Confined Spaces standard has been released to improve the safety of workers in or near confined spaces.

The recently launched Zero Harm at Work program aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in Queensland workplaces.

A Western Australian company has undertaken a court-enforceable commitment to improve its workplace safety environment.

A South Australian company has undertaken a court-enforceable commitment to improve its workplace safety environment.

The Safe Work Australia Council has formally become Safe Work Australia, following passage of the Safe Work Australia Bill through Parliament.

An Adelaide kitchen maker and one of its supervisors have been fined in the Industrial Court over an incident in which a teenage employee had a section of finger amputated at the company’s workshop.

According to ACTU research, most Australians believe workplace health and safety rights should be of primary importance in the development of new OHS laws.