A new manufacturing manager will take over the Champion Compressors Melbourne plant.

Unions are urging members to flood WorkSafe Vic with concerns over the state’s draft asbestos regulations, according to the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC).

A construction company has been fined for the second time for not providing edge protection on a construction site.

National Manufacturing Week 2007 (NMW) is to be held from 22-25 May at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre.

WorkCover has launched a revised version of the Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Workplace guide.

An incident at a blast furnace has left an employee injured and forced the plant to shut down.

The death of a man in Dandenong South last Friday has raised this year’s work-related death toll in Victoria to six.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) claims to be increasing its focus on safety with the appointment of a senior safety adviser.

A campaign targeting the safety of mobile equipment in the construction industry will start next week throughout Australia and New Zealand.

SICK Australia has purchased the business of Gas Analysis Systems Australia – previously known as Maihak Australia.

Valorem Systems has received a federal government grant to assist in the commercialisation of its web-based Praxeo system.

WorkSafe Vic has warned employers of the risks of workers being overcome by dangerous gases in confined spaces following a conviction and $40,000 fine for a Victorian timber treatment company.

Australian scientists are developing a way to clean one of the world’s most toxic yet widely-used chemicals.

A construction blitz on mobile plant and traffic hazards will see ACT WorkCover inspectors visiting commercial and civil construction sites throughout February and March.

WorkSafe Victoria is calling for 2007 to be ‘the year of safety’ following the second workplace death for the year.