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Unsafe employer and workers' comp fraudster fined in Victoria; and Essential safety news from eight jurisdictions.

Premium breaches likely to attract maximum fines; and Design flaws continue to cause most OHS incidents, says NOPSEMA.

Employer wins first stage of cancer compensation dispute; WorkCover Qld explains best way to reduce compensation costs; and WorkSafe ACT targets workers' comp policy breaches.

WA employer fined after poorly trained foreign worker killed; Fines for building-defect breaches increased 10-fold in ACT; and Tasmanian safety regulators going through transformation.

New SWA and quad bike reports reveal fatality spike; and New safety alerts and guides issued in four jurisdictions.

In this article, OHS Alert revisits all the important work health and safety and workers' compensation legislation news from the final quarter of 2013. We also examine the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

SWA adds 10 chemicals to hazardous substance system; SA Libs promise cancer compensation for all volunteer firefighters; ACT employers ordered to cease operating after asbestos scare; Another SA director fined for OHS breaches; and Alerts issued after confined space and explosives incidents.

Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is "overly simplistic", says Ai Group; and Essential safety and workers' comp news from six jurisdictions.

Employers are being urged to "think more broadly" about who could be affected by heat hazards, with soaring temperatures forecast for much of Australia over the next few days.

Eighteen fatigue management tips; Comments sought on the use of fatigue and speed technology in trucks; and Don't forget to register plant and plant designs in the ACT.