Tha dangers of long-term exposure to lead have been highlighted in a recent university report, with key concerns over its neurological effects.

A WorkSafe safety inspection in regional WA has issued a generally good report about safety in construction, but has revealed some areas of continuing concern that need to be improved.

WorkSafe Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers of working at height, following a recent 30–40 m fall by a worker at a Victorian power plant.

A South Australian company's poor attitude to machine safety that left a worker severly injured has brought about a conviction and a hefty penalty.

Two companies have been fined for failing to provide a safe workplace following an electrical apprentice falling through a skylight while working on a roof.

New legislation on the transportation of dangerous goods was introduced in South Australia on 1 January 2009 to bring it into harmony with national safety initiatives.

Auniversal personal decontamination system for almost any toxic or hazardous chemical is close to being developed by researchers in the US for use in industrial and military applications.

A report that monitors the hospitalisation of injured workers reveals that men are six times more liikely than women to be injured in the workplace.

WorkCover NSW now recognises the South Australian ‘white card’, Queensland's 'blue card' and Victoria's 'red card' as proof of construction induction training equivalent to WorkCover’s'OHS General Induction for Construction Work in NSW' course.

A company director and his firm have each been convicted and fined $100,000 after a worker’s death in August 2006. It is the first time a company director has been convicted under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, and the highest penalty ever imposed on an individual under the Act.

3M plans to complete the integration of Aearo Technologies into its safety business as of 1 January 2009.

WorkCover NSW has released a guide to assist small residential construction businesses to meet their workplace safety responsibilities.

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a 17-year-old apprentice who was run over by a truck at Ballarat’s Lihir gold mine yesterday morning.

WorkSafe Victoria has imposed ‘alternate penalty’ provisions against a company and a worker after a stunt on a forklift that left one person with a broken leg.

A South Australian company was convicted and fined $65,000 for breaching the OHS Act following the death of a worker after being struck by a front-end loader.