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An organisation's robust safety management system promotes "living and breathing" safety and has an "enviable safety track record", according to its HSQS manager, who has outlined 10 ways to reduce low-level injuries.

A NSW delivery driver has been awarded nearly $1 million in damages for a serious ankle injury, which he sustained after a construction site supervisor directed him to unload heavy materials on an uneven surface instead of a nearby loading dock.

John Holland has been fined $110,000 in the first of two safety prosecutions it is facing relating to the incident-ridden construction of the Brisbane Airport Link.

PCBUs are being advised to follow seven steps when developing or updating an independent contractor management plan, and to ensure they can provide safety inspectors with proof of their WHS compliance.

The NSW Court of Appeal has rejected a principal contractor's claim that it didn't have "any right" to require a subcontractor to provide safe equipment.

Two employers that were fined for OHS breaches after a worker's leg was amputated have now been ordered to pay the man more than $2.2 million in damages.

Introducing or changing drug and alcohol policies that include testing regimes create both opportunities and challenges for employers, which must consider consultation, privacy and a host of other matters throughout the process, an international law firm says.

National Mental Health Commission chair Professor Allan Fels has called for employers to prioritise reducing the "huge impact" of mental ill health on productivity, and released a major report outlining six strategies for creating mentally healthy workplaces.

Workers who are exposed to the most adverse working conditions know less than those in lower-risk roles about safety, European researchers have found. They have also identified a link between active regulators and "favourable" safety climates.

The Australian Mines and Metals Association has outlined how FIFO employers can improve site safety through their recruitment processes.