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Newcastle residents have raised concerns of plumes of nitrogen dioxide coming from a Kooragang Island nitric acid manufacturing plant owned by Orica.

Newcastle residents have raised concerns of plumes of nitrogen dioxide coming from a Kooragang Island nitric acid manufacturing plant owned by Orica.

Approximately 236 Cambodian workers have fainted this week at Anful Garments Factory, in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, local police have told media.

A Chinese-made car has been named one of the shonkiest products available in Australia, due to its roofracks that come with a warning: ‘Do not use’.

Tenneco Automotive Operating Company has been issued 20 safety and health violations forexposing workers to hexavalent chromium, a harm chemical which can lead to nose, throat and lung damage.

Opening today and running till 27 October, The 2011 Safety Show Sydney will focus on workplace safety management.

The opening day of Safe Work Week 2011 in South Australia will be marked by insights into how to deal with OHS disputes within the workplace.

West Australian commerce minister Simon O’Brien has welcomed the news that NSW will not implement the national OH&S laws.

West Australian commerce minister Simon O’Brien has welcomed the news that NSW will not implement the national OH&S laws.

Safe Work Australia chair Tom Phillips, is encouraging Australians to use the National Safe Work Australia Week to put spotlight on safety in the workplace.

Technicians servicing electric vehicles are worried the OEMs they’re working for aren’t concerned for their safety.

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA), continued calls for governments at all levels to work together to stamp out dodgy solar installers and protect consumers following official government figures that show many installations are dangerous.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks are recalling one batch its Burgundee creaming soda drink due to risk of the product shattering.

Safe Work Australia released the Thirteenth Edition of the Comparative Performance Monitoring (CPM) report, on Australia’s work health and safety and workers’ compensation outcomes for 2009-10.

PANASONIC Toughbook CF-19 units are being used by Honda Australia dealers to perform health checks on their vehicles.

Fonterra Australia has been fined $300,000 for unsafe storage practices following the death of a worker at its cheese factory in Victoria.

The future of the global printing and packaging industries is looking up, with unions committed to making working conditions better in developing countries, according to a print union member.

WorkCover NSW has announced an innovative new online tool to help businesses estimate annual workers compensation costs.

Fifteen people were evacuated from the Cadbury Schweppes factory in Scores, Victoria last Friday afternoon following a nitric acid leak which caused a cloud of highly irritant vapour to be released into the atmosphere.

An investigation into the leak of hexavalent chromium at Orica’s Kooragang Island facility is expected to finish this month.