The Western Australian government is calling for public comment on a proposed guidance note on preventing falls from height in the agricultural sector.

Comcare has recently released new guidelines for the training of health and safety representatives.

A recent safety survey reveals that risk management and reporting are considered the top issues facing Australian OHS managers for 2010.

Charges have been laid against a Queensland insulation installation company and its management personnel over an electrocution death that occurred late last year.

WorkSafe WA will conduct a campaign on noise in Western Australian workplaces in May.

The NSW minerals industry took another step towards a world-leading health and safety culture with plans for building ‘OHS champions’ at every level of the industry.

A new safety body, to be known as WorkSafe ACT, has been established to enhance workplace safety in the ACT.

A new machine that has eliminated manual handling injuries at an underground mine in the Hunter Valley was among the winners of this year’s NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation Awards.

At the recent Safety in Action conference, leading safety professionals issued a call to the government for more funding for research into OHS issues.

Cath Bowtell has been appointed as WorkSafe Victoria’s Executive Director Health and Safety, replacing John Merritt.

A heavy haulage company was convicted over an incident where a worker was crushed while loading an elevated work platform onto the trailer of a truck.

Two company directors were convicted over the death of an employee when the partially built floor he was working on collapsed after more than 10 tonnes of building blocks were placed on it.

WorkSafe Victoria is providing more information about Major Hazards Facilities to councils, to help planners with new developments.

A man who was struck in the head by a steel rod that came loose from a lathe at a steel fabrication business died in hospital recently.

Workplaces which have come up with workable solutions to health and safety issues are invited to enter the 2010 WorkSafe Awards.