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A new guide has outlined numerous steps different types of workplaces can take to prevent and respond to work-related violence.

Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.

Employer fined over forklift breaches after fatality; OHS Alert subscriber webinar coming soon; Work death toll falls; and South Australian safety awards open.

Big changes to safety legislation and the FWC's first anti-bullying decisions rank among OHS Alert's most popular and important stories from the first quarter of 2014. Check this recap to make sure you didn't miss any news affecting your workplace.

Unsafe employer and workers' comp fraudster fined in Victoria; and Essential safety news from eight jurisdictions.

The partner of South Australian worker Brett Fritsch - whose death led to the notorious OHS prosecution of Ferro Con - has lost her appeal against a workers' compensation ruling.

SA workers' comp reform Bill promised within three months; and Victorian regulators release new safety guides.

SA's high premiums locked in for at least 15 months; and Rau retains safety portfolio as Greens step up firefighter fight.

The number of workers' comp claims lasting longer than two weeks has dropped "significantly" in South Australia in recent months, but the State's high premium rates won't fall without legislative reform, according to WorkCover SA chief executive Greg McCarthy.

Fake safety inspectors threatened with $10k fines; More Cootes trucks grounded; Deaths of worker and cyclist prompt truck-safety warnings; and Farm fatality rate increases.