An Australian materials handling and dock safety products manufacturer has announced a major restructure of its executive management group.

Mobile crane operations on worksites will be the feature of a new WorkSafe campaign beginning in Victoria this month.

Victoria enjoyed its lowest injury rate ever between July-December 2006, according to the latest financial and operational results to be released by the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA).

Concerns from the chemical industry have forced the ASCC to extend the deadline for comment on the proposed National OHS Standards for Managing Workplace Hazardous Chemicals.

WorkSafe Victoria announced this week that nominations for its 2007 WorkSafe Awards are open.

An inspection program targeting asbestos will take place in Western Australia throughout March.

WorkSafe Victoria has joined a trans-Tasman campaign to focus on the safety of labour hire workers in high-risk sectors of the food manufacturing industry.

Old machinery is not exempt from current workplace safety laws and SafeWork SA is urging firms to review and update safety procedures for older plant and equipment as a priority.

WorkCover ACT has officially released the details of its involvement in the Trans-Tasman safety campaign targeting manual handling in manufacturing.

Australia’s Transport Ministers have approved a reform which focuses on heavy vehicle driver fatigue.

Unguarded machines and inadequate procedures are some of the easiest workplace health and safety issues to fix, according to WorkSafe Vic executive director, John Merritt.

New grants for workplace safety in disability sectors have been announced by the NSW government.

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New technology that will eliminate the communication black spots which trouble emergency service officers was launched this week by Telstra.

Key industry groups yesterday agreed to work towards reducing noise-induced hearing loss in construction.