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Paramedics operate in "uncontrollable" workplaces and are far more likely to be killed than other workers, but more could be done to tackle their high fatality and injury rates, according to Australian researchers.

Fifteen-minute "booster breaks" improve worker health and camaraderie, according to researchers, who explain how to get management buy-in for health promotion initiatives.

A new report has found that more than 700 Australians die from mesothelioma and asbestosis every year, and workers continue to be exposed to asbestos fibres. Meanwhile, a union warns the death toll will rise if the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council is abolished.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is warning employers of the limited scope of occupational exposure limits (OELs), ahead of Monday's World Day for Safety and Health at Work focusing on the safe use of chemicals.

Workers in the clerical and retail industries lodged the most applications for stop-bullying orders in the first three months of 2014, according to the Fair Work Commission's first anti-bullying quarterly report.

A report on an ongoing investigation into a serious dozer incident caused by heavy rain has outlined three safety lessons for employers, while a UK study has identified ways to reduce the risks associated with inadvertently operating excavator controls.

Premium breaches likely to attract maximum fines; and Design flaws continue to cause most OHS incidents, says NOPSEMA.

Three major employers have claimed, in their latest performance reports, that they have improved health and safety by inviting contractors and customers on safety walks, restructuring OHS systems, and offering health and wellbeing initiatives, such as skin screening.

Employers urged to penalise poor OHS performers in wake of Glencore report; and Most dangerous-goods incidents linked to human error.

Glencore Xstrata reports 26 fatalities in a year; Mining employers warned about autonomous vehicles; and Mines Rescue celebrates birthday.