The US and Danish governments are the latest international groups to commit to the Australasian Oil & Gas (AOG) 2005 Exhibition. They will join Australian government-backed groups from the UK, China, Italy, France, New Zealand and other hydrocarbon producing regions from around the world at what is recognised as one of the world's premier oil and gas events.

"We don't want anybody to get hurt at BOC - not our employees, our contractors or our customers," says Michael Wilson, Director, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality at BOC. "We believe that all fatalities, injuries and incidents can be prevented, and we are committed to a goal of zero injuries."

Man's best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer as scientists claim dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.

The ANZ Bank has been forced to close its NSW headquarters in Sydney's central business district to deal with an asbestos scare that could cost it up to $10 million plus months of lost rent.

SIDS and Kids, the organisation responsible for saving over 4000 babies lives over the past 13 years, has achieved this through research and an acclaimed public education safe sleeping program to show parents and caregivers how to reduce the risk of a sudden infant death.

ADT has announced it will become the official Australian partner with ObjectVideo, a leader in intelligent video surveillance software.

The owners and operators of a Hunter Valley colliery have been found guilty of safety breaches that led to the deaths of four miners in the Gretley disaster almost eight years ago.

Victorian police will start using saliva swabs to randomly test drivers for drugs. Police will test drivers for traces of cannabis and methamphetamine, known as 'speed' and used by long haul road transport drivers to stop them falling asleep at the wheel.

A shopping centre management company has been convicted and fined $40,000 after an 18-year-old worker became trapped under a forklift while helping set up a Sunday market at Croydon.

Former AFL chief Wayne Jackson has lent his support to a new Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) study into farm machinery injury.

Inspectors would make random visits to building sites to improve safety and compliance in the asbestos and demolition industry, the New South Wales Government has announced.

Army Reserves will have a greater role in the defence of Australia by providing security elements for Australian Naval vessels, the Minister for Defence Robert Hill announced recently.

Luxfer Gas Cylinders in Sydney's west recently installed a robotic solution to automate its powdercoat paintline. The gas cylinder manufacturers wanted to improve efficiencies at their manufacturing plant and reduce the need for manual lifting by their employees.The powdercoating process is a labour intensive operation requiring the gas cylinders - weighing up to 43 kg - to be manually lifted and hooked onto a moving overhead transport chain at a rate of up to four per minute. After painting and baking, the hot cylinders are unhooked and loaded onto a downstream conveyor for further processing.

Australians use more cannabis than people in the United States, Britain and the Netherlands. One in five young adults uses cannabis weekly and one in 10 users becomes dependent on the drug, Australian drug researchers have found.

Hundreds of thousands of people who regularly use a phone are likely to suffer from neck and back pain as well as headaches. According to the first detailed study of telephone users in the office environment, there is a measurable health risk for anyone using the phone for as little as two hours a day.