Making Australia a safer place is one of the motivations behind a new initiative that will combine the skills and vision of four key standards entities to form the Technical Infrastructure Alliance.

Two men were killed recently and three other men were seriously injured when a metal windmill they were transporting struck powerlines.

Focus Safety has been appointed as the New Zealand distributor of The General Mat Company.

Total fines in excess of $50,000 have been imposed on three employers by the South Australian Industrial Court for machinery incidents that left their employees with hand and arm injuries.

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a man in the cellar of a country hotel as he was delivering beer.

Failing to spend $5000 on a guard for a meat shredder has cost a worker the use of his hand, and a company and director a total of $75,000.

Members of the mining industry in Victoria recently met with WorkSafe to address managing workplace hazards more effectively.

WorkSafe is encouraging workplace safety professionals to register for this year’s WorkSafe Victoria Awards, which open in April.

Two companies have recently been fined for failing to provide edge protection on a building site, prompting a reminder from WorkSafe WA on the prevention of falls.

A brick-making company has been fined $70,000 over an incident where a labour hire employee’s right arm and shoulder was torn from his body by a material conveyor machine.

Mobile heavy machinery simulators that use world-first technology have been deployed in Abigroup’s new $6 million multipurpose construction training facility in the Gold Coast, recently opened by the Queensland Premier, the Honourable Anna Bligh.

The recently released WorkSafe Victoria financial report shows that the organisation has dramatically improved its financial position after the GFC.

The owner of a Broome resort was fined $60,000 over an incident in 2006 that left an employee permanently disabled.

A return visit to the Goldfields by WorkSafe WA construction inspectors has revealed a disappointing performance in workplace safety and health.

A safety alert has been issued by NSW WorkCover following the recent importation from China of decorative wall tiles that were found to contain Tremolite asbestos, which is a prohibited hazardous substance.