Being obese and male increases your chances of dying in a car crash, according to a team at the Injury Research Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Sydney Airport is trialling a new debris detecting system that would replace or enhance its existing regime of having two workers drive in a zigzag pattern up the runway three times a day to check for debris.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) president, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, has hit out at plans by the Pharmacy Guild for pharmacists to take over the issuing of sick leave certificates for employees to have time off workm saying the plans confirm the AMA’s warnings to the Federal Government of a major flaw in its Work Choices legislation.

The International Society of Respiratory Protection (ISRP) has announced open registration for its 13th Biannual International Conference on Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers, First Responders, and Emerging Hazards to be held in Toronta, Canada.

Plant and equipment suppliers must independently verify that the products they supply comply with safety standards, as a recent NSW prosecution illustrates.

The South Australian-based Hardy Wine Company has taken top honours at the 2005 Safe Work Australia Awards.

On the eve of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, national packaging and safety supplier, Signet has renewed its support of Australian sport, by announcing the sponsorship of triathlete, Emma Snowsill.

High school students in the Northern Territory will receive information on OH&S issues before they enter the workforce as part of an iniative by Worksafe NT.

New guidelines supporting the effective management of soft tissue have been released by WorkCover NSW.

If you’re from Victoria and you’ve put in the hard yards, now reap the rewards of helping others make their workplaces safer.

A NSW Hunter Valley Hunter Valley company and its director have been fined a total of $107,000 following injury to two young workers on their first day of employment.

Conversion to a National Certificate of Competency (NCOC) will mean changes for many workplaces. As of June 30 2006, all pre-96 safety licences will not be recognised.

The recent death of a worker at Carisbrook in central Victoria has prompted a WorkSafe warning to the transport industry.

The 2006 Worksafe Expo is being held at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau, New Zealand from 5-6 April.

The ongoing refinement of Tasmania’s workers compensation scheme should make the encouragement of a return to work for injured workers a priority, says Bryan Green, the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.