Swan Hill business, Microw Developments, has been named a finalist in the WorkSafe Victoria Awards 2009. These awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to improving health and safety in their workplace.

UK - The number of construction deaths reported in the six months to 30 September was almost half the number in the same period last year, early figures from the Health and Safety Executive show.

Over 500,000 are injured every year from ladder accidents and it is estimated that around 300 people die every year falling from a ladder. The numbers are startlingly large, especially because there are many ways that these accidents can be prevented. Because of improper safety precautions and work conditions, many ladder accidents for people on the job. The OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has protocol for ladders on worksites: