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A Queensland employer should have assessed the risk of lifting a five kilogram canister, even though it was just one of the thousands of pieces of small equipment regularly handled by its staff, the Court of Appeal has ruled in awarding an injured worker $640,000 in damages.

In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the first quarter of 2011. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

O'Farrell urged to lead the way on harmonisation; Queensland employer penalised after five-year-old injured at unfenced site; Western Australian employer fined for training and guarding failures; and New mine blasting guidelines and safety alerts released.

A Queensland worker whose office chair rolled backwards when she stood up, causing her to land of the floor when she sat down, was entitled to $420,000 in damages, the Supreme Court has confirmed in dismissing her employer's appeal.

The CFMEU has slammed the use of old tower cranes and other plant and is calling for Australia-wide safety inspections, following a "near disaster" at a Perth skyscraper yesterday.

Western Australian employer fined for lockout failure after trainee mutilated; New Queensland mine safety laws pass through Parliament; New Victorian injury system to make premiums "more equitable"; and Employers warned of more safety scams.

The Queensland Coroner in investigating the deaths of two miners and a police officer has likened the risk of commuting while fatigued to drink driving, and is urging the Mines Inspectorate to enforce fatigue-management standards.

A Queensland employer that allowed two labour-hire workers to perform a maintenance task that was meant for a specialist contractor has been fined $120,000, after one of the workers was killed.

A Queensland secretary who injured her back while lifting a box of paper has been awarded nearly $240,000 in damages, after a judge found she had not been trained to lift things safely.

WorkCover NSW urges height safety after more serious falls; South Australian employer fined after mobile phone fall; Queensland mines getting safer with more audits and fewer deaths; and WorkSafe Victoria hosting harmonisation sessions.