The horror of the terrorist attack on the Russian school children of Besian last year has given Australia's first post-graduate course in disaster health management a tragic focus, Associate Professor Peter Leggat said recently.

Australian safety professionals have branded the new Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act as bureaucratic, unscientific and unlikely to be any more effective than the legislation it replaces.

Jeff Kennett, chair of national depression initiative 'beyondblue', will moderate a forum of high profile panellists addressing psychological injuries in the workplace.

Determined to lead a more transparent WorkSafe Victoria, Executive Director John Merritt promises to bare all in his March 21 keynote address to delegates at the Safety in Action Conference.

With a greater breadth and depth than ever before, the Safety In Action Conference will showcase the growing strength of occupational health and safety.

A company has been fined the Magistrates' Court's jurisdictional limit of $100,000 after a workplace death at the Sportsgirl shop at the Southland Shopping Centre.

Government testing authorities have confirmed that it is possible for microwave ovens that show no sign of physical damage to emit radiation levels that exceed the Australian Standard and International emission limit.

Fire safety engineering has helped to create a masterpiece in urban re-generation in the newly opened building known as 'The Refinery' at Cutters Landing in Brisbane.

The death of a truck driver near Grafton has resulted in his employer being found guilty in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session of two breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983.

High temperatures can cause aggressive behaviour, heat stress and ultimately increase death rates.

Luxfer Gas Cylinders in Sydney's west recently installed a robotic solution to automate its powdercoat paintline. The gas cylinder manufacturers wanted to improve efficiencies at their manufacturing plant and reduce the need for manual lifting by their employees.

The US and Danish governments are the latest international groups to commit to the Australasian Oil & Gas (AOG) 2005 Exhibition. They will join Australian government-backed groups from the UK, China, Italy, France, New Zealand and other hydrocarbon producing regions from around the world at what is recognised as one of the world's premier oil and gas events.

"We don't want anybody to get hurt at BOC - not our employees, our contractors or our customers," says Michael Wilson, Director, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality at BOC. "We believe that all fatalities, injuries and incidents can be prevented, and we are committed to a goal of zero injuries."

Man's best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer as scientists claim dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.

The ANZ Bank has been forced to close its NSW headquarters in Sydney's central business district to deal with an asbestos scare that could cost it up to $10 million plus months of lost rent.