A detailed study of sewage, sludge and wastewater workers in Holland has found they suffer a higher level of respiratory problems than the general population.
SA's WorkCover Corporation has released a new strategic plan, after falling below its targets for most key indicators in its March management performance report.
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session has rejected outright an employer's defence that it adhered to world-best-practice safety models and no better safety system was available at the time of an incident.
Board members should be personally involved in occupational health and safety at their companies, including taking part in site inspections and safety audits, according to Heytesbury Holdings chair Janet Holmes a Court.
In an important decision for self-insurers in Queensland, the State's Supreme Court has ruled that barring a self insurer from appearing before a medical assessment tribunal is not a denial of natural justice.
Victoria announces campaign to improve health care safety; Study shows that quick settlement is cheaper and better for patient outcome; Safety show moves to Brisbane.
WorkCover's prosecution team have been ordered to reframe a number of questions of law in a long-running case which is examining some unusual areas of the State's OHS law.
Victoria: Worksafe investigating paper industry safety after deaths; Council prosecuted after by-stander injured; Amputation by unguarded saw. WA: Boatbuilder fined over injury to apprentice.
A major study funded by the SA WorkCover Corporation has recommended a raft of changes to the State's workers compensation and rehabilitation system to ensure gender issues are taken into account.
Esso has failed it its appeal against a $100,000 compensation award to a worker who suffered post traumatic stress syndrome after the Longford explosion.
