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. [ + ]

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

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Workers and employers will soon have access to mental health experts and the latest thinking on the best ways to boost work mental health and safety through the WorkSafe WorkWell Learning Networks. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia is seeking feedback on recommendations for improving the model work health and safety (WHS) laws, following an independent review in 2018. [ + ]