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An employer that persevered with "weak" administrative controls after it was fined for safety breaches in 2009, has become the first entity to be successfully prosecuted under South Australia's harmonised WHS laws.

• Employers urged to comply with RTW codes;
  
• "Little failures" cause major safety incidents;
  
• SafeWork debunks myths on "disallowed" codes and height rules; and
  
• WorkCover SA getting new name.

South Australia's new workers' comp statute passed through Parliament today, while the State Government has revoked a WHS Code of Practice.

In this update, OHS Alert examines the most important workplace safety and workers' comp news from the third quarter of 2014, including Safe Work Australia's controversial decision to dump draft Codes of Practice in favour of guidance packages, and other legislative developments.

• Change in work hours caused compensable psych injury; and
  
• Premium cuts in SA unlikely without proposed reforms.

Safety month kicks off this week; and Queensland commits to national rail safety regime.

A court has rejected a former SafeWork SA employee's claim for $1 under the discriminatory-conduct provisions of the model WHS laws.

Employers fined $100k over unsafe systems; SafeWork investigating whether girl's death involved WHS breaches; and Regulator issues hardened steel warning.

The overhaul of South Australia's WorkCover scheme began today, with the State's Return to Work Bill introduced to Parliament, along with an Employment Tribunal Bill.

Avoid relying solely on workplace testing to tackle drug use, urges expert; and Essential safety news from five jurisdictions.