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Two Australians are diagnosed with mesothelioma every day and the five-year survival rate hasn't improved in 30 years, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found. Meanwhile, an incident alert from a work safety regulator suggests the insidious disease will haunt generations to come.

• PCBUs overlooking carcinogen declaration for welding; and
  
• NSW doubles asbestos fines to $2m.

• Legislative change and GPS tracking likely under NSW asbestos plan;
  
• Alleged asbestos offender enters $213k WHS undertaking;
  
• SafeWork NSW award winners announced; and
  
• Lightning protection wins resources safety award.

• Employers and directors fined over apprentice death and lies;
  
• Injury-prevention invention among safety award winners in Vic; and
  
• Melbourne mirrors reflect work safety message.

Seven global "megatrends" will impact on the future of asbestos management and could lead to technological misuse or exposure risks being ignored, according to a CSIRO "innovation" scientist.

• AS/NZS ISO 45001 published today, costs up to $345; and
  
• New safety codes and alerts released in Vic.

• Asbestos-dumping company, directors fined heavily ahead of OHS case;
  
• DV amendments don't preclude more generous policies; and
  
• Drug-handling overhaul wins injury prevention prize in NSW.

• Upstream WHS duties highlighted in Govt's asbestos response; and
  
• Fall victim dies as blitz focuses on height safety.

• Two duty holders fined after SWMS and first-aid breaches;
  
• New asbestos eradication chief has long safety history; and
  
• Did you see OHS Alert's 10,000th article?

• Code-covered contractors reminded of drug testing rules;
  
• $513m burden triggers renewed call for new asbestos plan; and
  
• Employer exposed worker to carbon monoxide.