An explosion and fire at Mascot Airport, which injured a mechanic in 2002, has resulted in a fuel company being fined $150,000 in the NSW Industrial Court.

Omron Corporation and Scientific Technologies have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Omron will acquire STI for $94 million plus net cash and working-capital adjustments.

WorkCover NSW has issued a reminder to holders of all pre-1996 WorkCover licences to operate equipment and erect scaffolding that the deadline to convert their licences runs out next month (30 June, 2006).

US researchers have provided another reason to encourage workers to improve their health, finding that obese employees are not only more likely to die of a number of causes but also have a higher risk of accidents.The groundbreaking US study involved middle-aged workers employed at Shell Oil Refinery's manufacturing and research facilities. The workers' health data was recorded at the end of 1983 and again 20 years later.

The Federal Government is amending the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations to mandate drug and alcohol testing for all safety sensitive airline personnel, and may also require random testing.

Public comment on the proposed new asbestos safety laws will close on 19 May 2006.

Government agencies across the country have joined forces to develop a new emergency operations system, designed to synchronise Australia's disaster response and save lives.

The Quins munitions plant explosion near Gladstone has prompted SA Unions to call for an urgent overhaul of workplace safety standards in South Australia.

NT WorkSafe are running a campaign for forklift safety during May 2006 involving maintenance records and forklift licensing to encourage industry to comply with Work Health legislation.

The ACTU has called on the Howard Government to retract the sections of its Industrial Relations laws which ban workplace agreements from giving workers leave to attend union-provided Health and Safety training or meetings.

ACT WorkCover inspectors will visit hundreds of small businesses across the ACT as part of a major audit of compliance with workplace legislation.

Over three days from May 16 - 18 in Melbourne, Safety In Action and Materials & Manual Handling will have plenty for the expected 10,000 trade visitors to do and see.

WorkCover inspected 33 cafes and restaurants in the ACT earlier this year revealing several common safety issues and a lack of compliance with elements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 and the Dangerous Substance Act 2004.

‘Green cards’ can now be used until 1st September 2006 as proof of induction training in the building industry.

The Australian Safety and Compensation (ASCC) met in Hobart in April 2006 to discuss ways to prevent workplace death, injury and disease; to improve workers’ compensation arrangements, and the rehabilitation and return to work of injured employees.