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WorkSafe Victoria today announced a safety blitz on precast concrete panel manufacturers supplying the construction industry.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has called for the abolishment of State OHS and workers' compensation regulations in order to improve OHS and lessen the potential for fraud.

A Victorian Department of Public Prosecutions appeal has resulted in the tripling of a fine over a woodchipping machine incident in which a worker broke both his legs.

WorkSafe Victoria launches sprain prevention publication; new OHS code for WA wine industry; and SA site aims to educate on hospitality hazards.

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has been fined $90,000 over a gas bottle explosion in which a worker received second-degree burns.

Interested parties have until Friday to lodge their submissions on Victoria's falls prevention package and Queensland's proposed electrical safety regulations.

Comcare has revealed new initiatives for targeting fraudulent claims in its submission to the federal inquiry into workers' compensation.

WorkSafe Victoria has declared a zero-tolerance policy on dangerous forklift practices following a fatal incident on Sunday.

A Queensland tribunal has upheld a mining company's decision to sack a worker for seriously breaching the company's OHS policies.

A Victorian company has been fined $50,000 for OHS breaches that left one worker dead and another injured.