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A safety expert has warned that asbestos substitutes could be as hazardous as the substance they're replacing, while a study has confirmed that a man who worked with a chemical found in fire extinguishers and refrigerants for four hours died from exposure to the chemical.

• Electrical safety amendments commence in WA today;
  
• New WHS fines and asbestos-training rules introduced in ACT; and
  
• NT WorkSafe clarifies status of CFMMEU entry permits.

A major, incident-strewn road construction project under unprecedented government scrutiny has been ordered to cease work over new safety concerns, while an ongoing study has found that training supervisors to risk-manage manual tasks can slash musculoskeletal claims.

• 48% of notorious unsafe cables unaccounted for;
  
• Workplace alerts and fatality report released;
  
• "Look up and live," urge regulators after electrocution; and
  
• New asbestos regulations commencing in NZ soon.

All asbestos-containing bonded building materials break down over time and create hazards to human health and the environment, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency's CEO has warned on the release of a report on workplace asbestos-removal projects.

• "Chronic loneliness" affecting worker health and performance; and
  
• Regulators issue dangerous substance warnings, and fatalities support guide.

• NSW launches WHS consultation kit, cracks down on gas;
  
• WA tackles asbestos imports, trips and workers' comp errors; and
  
• New safety chiefs appointed.

• Council targeted in major asbestos management investigation;
  
• WHS regulations for licences amended in NSW; and
  
• Qld retains pre-election safety ministers.

• Innovation Bill could threaten WHS protections;
  
• Labour-hire licensing scheme passes in SA; and
  
• Prohibition notice issued on asbestos-containing pre-school.

Special due diligence systems and recall insurance will be mandatory for procurers of high-risk products, while importers of illegal asbestos-containing materials will bear removal costs under strengthened WHS laws, if recommendations from a major inquiry are adopted.