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A recent national injury report provides "compelling evidence" that a mirror WHS Act will take Victoria "backwards" on safety, according to the State Government. But a prominent workplace relations lawyer says the Government's position is cynical, and will prove costly for employers.

Amcor Ltd's safety performance has significantly improved through re-evaluating regularly the quality of its risk assessments and hazard identification, says its safety, environment and sustainability executive director, Duncan Thompson.

Employers should screen their workers for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) to reduce the risk of vehicle incidents, an Israeli study has suggested.

Employers can "deliver strong business results" by developing specific wellness programs for blue-collar workers, WorkSafe Victoria says. Also in this article, a worker has been ordered to repay more than $55,000 in workers' comp benefits.

Remote or isolated workers must be provided with the same level of "care and protection" as workers in major centres, Comcare CEO Paul O'Connor has stressed. He also says the new WHS laws have not exposed employers to any "tricky issues" - yet.

Company officers are among the many workers who are unaware of their duties under both old and new OHS laws, according to Tasmanian regulators, who say the model Codes of Practice provide the key to understanding the harmonised Act.

Safe Work Week events underway; SWA releases fatality report, serious-claim fact sheets and nanomaterial documents; and NSW employers given three months to improve their RTW programs.

Workers who receive high levels of support from their managers are less likely to experience shoulder, neck and back pain compared to workers who receive little to no supervisory support, a US study has found.

WA employer fined record $30k for not insuring workers; Call to educate workers on warning signs of heart attack; NSW provides free legal services to injured workers; and Walk to work this Friday.

Global employer WorleyParsons has established a special HSE committee to keep its board members up to speed with their health and safety responsibilities, according to its latest annual report.