WorkSafe Victoria has released new guidance on the use of automated external defibrillators to empower workers to use the device during a cardiac arrest crisis. [ + ]

A June 2019 ruling by a Queensland court emphasises the need for young workers to receive appropriate training. [ + ]

Queensland's mining union has declared a "safety crisis" after a 27-year-old coalmine worker died on the weekend. [ + ]

May saw two reported drill components fall from piling rigs, according to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. Here's how to prevent similar incidents. [ + ]

A young worker has suffered severe facial injuries after an earthmover's tyre exploded while he and another worker were removing a tyre from a split rim. [ + ]

Career and volunteer firefighters that meet certain requirements can now access presumptive compensation for specified cancers contracted during their service. [ + ]

Taxi and omnibus drivers are now subject to Western Australian (WA) OSH regulations after the WA Government redefined 'commercial vehicles' in June. [ + ]

Emergency service workers will be the real winners at this Friday's Hawthorn versus Collingwood Australian Football League (AFL) match. [ + ]

Guidelines for safe mobile crane use have been released after a nylon hoist rope sheave failed in May, causing the load to drop and the sheave to break. [ + ]

WHS Queensland has issued guidelines around safe load skate use after a worker was pinned between a wall and an electrical switchboard. [ + ]

WorkSafe WA has charged four parties over the death of 17-year-old Wesley Ballantine, who fell through a roof during a construction project in 2017. [ + ]