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The validity of "a number" of OHS prosecutions in NSW has been thrown into doubt, after the District Court dismissed a WorkCover summons that had been signed by a solicitor instead of an inspector.

Crane collapse raises concerns over workplace emergency plans; and Government commits $700k to asbestos projects.

Employers should be aware of inspectors' powers under the model WHS laws, with workplace health and safety regulators likely to crack down on breaches from the start of next year, according to an employment lawyer.

Worker who head-butted colleague unfairly dismissed; Winners of WorkCover NSW SafeWork Awards announced; and Qld and SA issue alerts after worker deaths and near miss.

Consultation and upstream duties clarified in new harmonisation guide; NSW doctors directed to focus on injured workers' work capacity; Unions to monitor workers' comp cap "statement"; and OHS regulations too complex for many employers: survey.

Safe Work Week events underway; SWA releases fatality report, serious-claim fact sheets and nanomaterial documents; and NSW employers given three months to improve their RTW programs.

NSW employers are being encouraged, by one of three new fact sheets on the recent workers' compensation overhaul, to look at ways to get injured employees back to work quicker. Also in this article, WorkCover is hosting a webinar on workplace falls tomorrow.

Time running out to comment on WA's mirror WHS Regulations; WorkCover SA boss resigns, as WorkCover NSW overhaul slammed; ATSB established as national rail safety investigator; and Essential safety news from five jurisdictions.

Worker with cancer allegedly sacked for sick-leave request; Cheap safety strap would have averted $42k fine; Hierarchy of controls must be followed for height work; and Safety reviews urged after work deaths and amputation.

Review of injured workers' leave-accrual rights in NSW confirmed; Compensation policy failures cost ACT employers $260k; ACT Government urged to investigate its own policies in safety probe; and FWBC advisory board appointed.