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Employers to benefit twice from engaging older workers; and SWA releases contaminants guide, seeks comments on exposure Standard.

Safe Work Australia has today released five new model Codes of Practice - on such topics as traffic management and working near electrical lines - for a 12-week public-comment period.

State and territory governments, regulators and industry stakeholders will develop strategies to transform workplace cultures and eliminate hazards during the design phase of new plant, under a draft 10-year national plan released by Safe Work Australia for public comment yesterday.

Safe Work Australia members have endorsed by majority six further model Codes of Practice, but the controversial Code on preventing and responding to workplace bullying is yet to be finalised.

Induction flaw ends in death plunge and $250k fine; Employer placed on bond after worker killed by unguarded machine; and Harmonisation guides for major hazard facilities and Queensland rural sector released.

A new Safe Work Australia report has outlined how to manage the potential health and safety risks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the hierarchy of controls.

NSW might have been one of the first jurisdictions to pass and enact a mirror Work Health and Safety Act, but the COAG Reform Council has accused it of joining Victoria and Western Australia in "undoing" the harmonisation process. Also in this article, Safe Work Australia has launched new WHS resources for volunteers and HSRs.

Global hazardous chemicals system takes effect under model laws; Queensland employer fined for maintenance failure after death; Free Tasmanian service to boost worker health and productivity; and Western Australia's veteran Mines Minister announces retirement.

Harmonisation guide on due diligence and emergency services Q&A released; and Unions call for four-day weekend as Queensland issues BBQ warning.

South Australian tribunal dismisses lunchtime-injury claim; Workplace fatality rates fluctuating; Western Australian employer handed record safety fine over security guard injury; and Global search for national rail safety boss begins.