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A SPATE of work-related deaths in Hume has sparked a warning from WorkSafe urging employees to avoid distraction and remain  More>

Work Safe Week 2010 will be held in Victoria in the last week of October. Work Safe Week is hosted  More>

Victorian businesses spent $956 million in 2009 on workplace injuries that cost little or nothing to prevent, according to WorkSafe  More>

A Melbourne man and former construction worker who will need to have his foot amputated following a workplace accident was  More>

The Hazardous Substances Information System Online Database formulated by Safe Work Australia is soon to be updated. The update will  More>

A WorkSafe Victoria program to help injured workers get back to work could help solve Australia’s skills shortage. A new  More>

Mine rescue teams from across Australia converged on Bendigo last weekend to compete in the WorkSafe-sponsored Annual Victorian Underground Mine  More>

WorkSafe Victoria is calling on construction companies to drive injury rates down by enrolling leading hands in a free training  More>

WorkSafe has released a safety solution on the use of woodworking band saws. According to the safety agency, a problem  More>

WorkSafe Victoria has launched a blitz on Victorian small businesses, urging them to conduct thorough safety checks in advance of  More>

Workers and employees must comply with a raft of reforms to the Accident Compensation Act 1985, passed by the Victorian  More>

A leading optometry organisation has launched a national campaign promoting eye safety in the workplace. Eye Accidents Change Lives Forever  More>

A construction company director who continued to expose workers to obvious safety risks, despite two prohibition notices issued by WorkSafe  More>

WorkSafe Victoria has urged people working at heights to do the job properly – without taking shortcuts – in order  More>

WorkSafe has advised companies that they should make sure that workers with limited English are properly trained and able to  More>

The Australian Mesothelioma Registry has been launched to collect more detailed and accurate information on mesothelioma and related asbestos exposure  More>

Fifty of Australia’s leading OH&S researchers have called for a percentage of workers compensation funds to be allocated to research.  More>

A recent survey has shown that OH&S and risk managers expect to face a broad range of issues in 2010,  More>

A series of maps is being developed to provide better information to councils and planners about developments near Victoria’s Major  More>

Domestic violence may soon be recognised as a workplace issue, following a proposal being put forward by the Community and  More>

A recent report has revealed that Victoria is one of the most active states when dealing with workplace bullying claims  More>

A second call has been made by the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academic society specialising in occupational and environmental medicine.  More>

A former licence tester from La Trobe Valley has been found guilty and fined $3,500 with $2,000 costs in the  More>

WorkSafe has released a new handbook, Using earthmoving equipment near overhead electrical assets. The handbook provides guidance for employers and  More>

WorkSafe Victoria has opened registrations for the WorkSafe Victoria Awards. The awards recognise companies and individuals that go the extra  More>

WorkSafe Victoria has directed the Royal Mail Hotel at Birregurra near Colac to install a cellar alarm system to warn  More>

RMIT University researchers will soon begin investigating ways to improve OH&S in the construction industry after having been awarded $US  More>

WorkSafe has reported that poor supervision is to blame for too many injuries occurring on construction sites. The director of  More>

A recent Safe Work Australia report has revealed that most tradespersons lack the knowledge of how to recognise asbestos or  More>

A fireproof clothing business that was found to have inadequate protective equipment has been fined $135,000 after a worker suffered  More>

An educational DVD about depression in the construction industry will be made in an effort to tackle the issue of  More>

The Safe Towns and Safer Work Zones inspection campaigns will target basic safety issues when it begins this month. The  More>

A business has been convicted and fined $80,000 after it failed to provide safety information about its products to customers.  More>

Safe Work Australia has commenced the drafting of model regulations for workplace chemicals based on the National Standard for the  More>

WorkSafe has warned companies and workers about the dangers of working in confined spaces following the conviction of a tank  More>

WorkSafe is reminding Victorian employers that they must comply with legal obligations in helping an injured worker return to safe  More>

WorkSafe has called on Victorian employers and workers to make a concerted effort to create safe workplaces this year. Victoria  More>

The high temperatures forecast for today have prompted WorkSafe to warn employers and workers to plan their work to minimise  More>

As many industries move towards the busy Christmas and New Year period there are growing safety concerns for the thousands  More>

Worksafe is calling on employers and workers to take a zero-tolerance approach to safety issues in the weeks leading up  More>