Guarding of machinery is the most fundamental of the requirements caught by occupational health and safety (OHS) obligations. The need to guard machinery has been part of the NSW regulatory framework since 1896. Yet in 2000/01, there were 353 cases of traumatic amputation of a limb at work in Australia.

With a sensible and stable legislative framework being developed, it is up to the industry to embrace a culture of care to ensure the gains which have been achieved through reform are not undone.

Korean car maker Kia has recalled about 27,000 Rio cars to fix a fuel line fault that could result in an engine fire. The company said there was a possibility that the fuel distribution rail might crack in some vehicles, resulting in a fuel leak.

A new type of the bird flu common among poultry in Asia is becoming deadlier and could spark a pandemic by mixing with human viruses, a leading scientist has warned.

Surfboards containing electronic shark shields would be available this Australian summer.

Thousands of packets of breakfast cereal were recalled recently after traces of wire were found in them.

The spaceDesk deploys two actuators which can position the desk from a minimum height of 700 mm to a maximum of 1300 mm, has a lifting capacity of 140 kg and raises at 43 mm/s. The ergonomically curved C-shaped benchtop is 1500 mm wide by 780 mm deep.

An amusement ride owner has been fined $67,500 by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session after a four-year-old boy was injured on the Love Express ride at Fairfield Showground in 2001.

Britain is to introduce an experimental iris recognition system at major airports for foreign visitors who volunteer for the scheme.

Victorian President of the Safety Institute of Australia, Geoff Dell has called on all businesses to review their practices regarding the operation of forklift trucks.

While complacency within the medical profession was rapidly becoming an incident of the past, medical practitioners still needed help in ensuring they were subject to the same safety checks and balances as other professions, a leading heart surgeon said.

Port Kembla Copper Pty Ltd has been fined $189,000 by the NSW Industrial Relations Commissions sitting in Court Session following two workplace incidents that led to the serious injury of two workers.

Carbonated drinks may raise the risk of esophageal cancer, a usually fatal disease claim researchers.

On the 20th of February, 2004, Standards Australia formally announced the release of the updated AS3760:2003. This standard covers the procedure for testing and tagging.

With eight workplace fatalities recorded on Victorian farms already this year, Victorian WorkCover Minister Rob Hulls has launched a TV campaign that urges farmers to be as passionate about farm safety as they are about country football.