National Safe Work Month kicks off today and we’re all being urged to focus on ways to reduce death, injury and disease in Australian workplaces.

A new campaign addressing the workplace safety of paramedics in South Australia has wider implications for the safety industry.

Ambulance Employees Association spokesman Phil Palmer says that ‘ambos’ are increasingly being exposed to intoxicated, anxious, and deliberately confrontational members of the public, who are exhibiting unacceptable and violent behaviour. This often includes verbal abuse, spitting, threats, and more commonly, physical assault.

Australia's premier safety conference returns this month with a program that is arguably its best ever.

The SIA National Safety Convention will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 September. For industry professionals and anyone with an interest in occupational work, health and safety this is an event that can't be missed. The conference is renowned for bringing together hundreds of safety leaders and teams from world class companies to share the latest in safety performance and improvement.

Work Safety Hub has been selected as one of the approved OHS consultants to deliver the WorkSafe Victoria OHS Essentials Program.

It means that Work Safety Hub is now offering free OHS consultations with safety action plans to eligible small and medium businesses. The Essentials Program offers tailored advice to businesses on managing safety and making sure they are meeting their OHS obligations.

The Federal inquiry into ice has grown more aware of how the use of the drug continues to rise particularly in the mining industry.