The World Bank has issued a guidance note on the treatment of asbestos in new and existing buildings.

Young South Australians now have a dedicated website to answer their questions about workplace safety, fair pay and conditions.

A South Australian government safety initiative has achieved a big improvement in the number of work-related injuries at those businesses with the worst track records for injuries and claims.

New Zealand's Department of Labour is warning employers of the dangers of large loads after a worker was injured by a falling load of glass.

A company that operated an Adelaide function centre has been fined and ordered to pay compensation to the sons of a man killed by a service lift on its premises.

A WorkCover NSW campaign will focus on slips, trips and falls through the month of May.

A Central Queensland meat processor has been fined $114,000 after two cleaners broke their arms in similar incidents only five months apart.

A major construction company has been fined and convicted over an injury sustained by a worker on a Townsville construction site.

A forklift driver has been fined and ordered to undertake a formal assessment of his competence to operate a forklift following an incident in which a another worker was killed.

Australian unions warn that nanotechnologies pose possible health and safety risks to workers and therefore regulation is needed.

Safe Work Australia has issued a reminder that the three-month public comment period on plant regulation ends Friday 15 May 2009.

Trio Smartcal has been appointed to distribute Casella CEL’s range of workplace monitoring products.

International Workers Memorial Day was observed on 28 April 2009 to emphasise the need for comprehensive laws to protect the safety of workers in the workplace.

A safety inspection in one of Melbourne's outer suburbs has yielded considerable cause for concern over many safety issues.

An Adelaide scrap metal recycler has been fined $52,000 over the death of a truck driver at its premises in 2006.