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OHS professionals mustn't forget employees who work from home - including those who do so on an ad hoc basis - when conducting risk assessments and reviewing safety arrangements, says employment lawyer Kristin Ramsey.

Comcare has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court against a decision to award workers' compensation to a Commonwealth employee who was injured while having s-x in her motel room on a work trip.

A parliamentary inquiry has found that FIFO workforce practices are a "cancer" on regional communities and are likely to exacerbate substance abuse and depression among workers, but AMMA says the report unfairly demonises legitimate workplace practices.

FIFO workers need emotional support from supervisors; One injury claim made every 18 minutes in Victoria; WorkSafe WA targeting hardware sector; and NT Work Health Authority releases annual report.

Employers that extend shift hours without consulting workers are likely to have high turnover and "burn through" young staff, a mining survey suggests. Also in this article, ATO managers are being blocked from calling sick workers at home.

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.

A Western Australian worker who was injured on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea has had his damages claim dismissed, after the District Court found his employer was entitled to believe the vessel would be operated safely.

SWA outlines nine new hazardous-chemical pictograms; and Western Australian employer fined $50k after workers lost in the desert.

A Queensland worker who was injured in a motorcycle accident during the first stage of a journey to obtain work-related legal documents has been denied compensation.

Comcare has filed an appeal against the Federal Court's finding that a Commonwealth employee, who was injured while having s-x in a motel room on a business trip, was entitled to workers' compensation.