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Comcare implements "people first" claims system; WorkSafe WA pleased with high-risk inspections, but notices issued; and Queensland regulator investigating two crane deaths.

Employers' s-xual-harassment policies could be policed by safety-like inspectors under new equal opportunity legislation, according to a DLA Phillips Fox report.

Post-holiday complacency can be fatal, employers warned; WorkSafe WA warns employers about heights and inspection campaigns; New Western Australian rail safety laws commence; and South Australia appoints new Industrial Relations Minister.

A Westpac business coach acted reasonably in publicly rebuking a senior employee during a staff meeting, a Tasmanian tribunal has ruled in rejecting the employee's psychological injury claim.

Employer fined $100K over insulation death; Unsafe employer ordered to donate $30K to charity; Safety condition placed on Longford operation; and Unions lying about safety in recruitment drive, says AMMA.

A Northern Territory office worker has been denied compensation for an eight-year-old manual handling injury due to a "disconnect" between her medical records and the history she gave doctors.

NSW employers that fail to comply with a WorkCover request for documents can now be handed on-the-spot fines, under new workers' compensation Regulations now in effect.

Failure to enforce PPE ends in death and fine; Regulators investigating work-related fatalities and falls; and South Australian safety award winner stripped of prize.

Tasmanian miners will be required to appoint a site senior officer and develop major hazard management plans for high-risk work when mine-specific safety laws take effect at the end of next month.

A South Australian manufacturer whose employee was injured when a disabled conveyor belt restarted inexplicably, has escaped conviction thanks to its comprehensive systems for checking machinery and clearing jams.