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Employers warned to be wary of early, severe flu season; and Mice-tumour study raises further concerns over workplace nanomaterials.

The AWU has warned that billions of dollars are being pumped into the development of new applications for hazardous nanomaterials without properly investigating the risks to workers and others. Also in this article, regulators have issued health and safety advice and warnings on the use of mobile phones.

The slapdash evacuation of a NSW coal mine following a methane explosion - which came close to killing 47 employees - has highlighted how vital it is for employers to develop and train workers in comprehensive emergency-response procedures.

Workplace Facebook policies vital for "plugging" gaps; and Essential safety news from SA, ACT, NSW, NT, WA, Vic and Qld.

Employers urged to act after diesel declared carcinogenic; Definition of worker in NT workers' comp laws to change; FSU seeks exemption from NSW workers' comp changes; and NT employer fined for fall breach on boat.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are not considered an asbestos-like hazard can still cause lung damage, new research has found. Meanwhile, a union has warned that current OHS regulations "don't cut the mustard" when it comes to nanotechnology.

Many employers in flood-affected areas will be required to identify and eliminate a host of workplace hazards they have never encountered before, a new report from law firm Blake Dawson has warned.

Flood-affected Queenslanders have been urged to exercise extreme caution when dealing with electrical equipment and asbestos-containing materials during the floods and clean-up period.