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• All workers urged to take anti-bullying stand;
  
• Australian companies invited to take on world's safest employers;
  
• NHVR changes take effect in Tasmania soon; and
  
• NSW issues mine safety alerts.

• Five ways to help employees through a critical incident;
  
• SWA and Queensland release fatality reports; and
  
• Tasmania commits $435k to tackling farm deaths.

• Employer should have "reshaped" site to prevent death;
  
• NZ removes "best practice" term from safety guides;
  
• Tasmania auditing hazardous road works sites; and
  
• Agencies release alerts and publications in four jurisdictions.

The final quarter of 2014 was a busy three months for workplace health and safety and workers' compensation, with major legislative changes and other developments in all jurisdictions. What did you miss?

Coronial reports on two of the hundreds of deaths resulting from falls from ladders in Australia in the last decade have highlighted the importance of complying with the relevant Standards and WHS Codes of Practice - in both work and home maintenance settings.

New safety laws have taken effect in most jurisdictions this month, while some planned regulations have been scrapped.

• Serious safety incidents increase in pre-Christmas period;
  
• MP Scott handed VWA portfolio; and
  
• Regulators issue head-injury warning and gas guidance.

Tasmania's mirror WHS Act and other laws could be strengthened to crack down on workplace bullying, according to a draft plan, which says many workers are able to bully others "without fear of consequences" under the current system.

More than 260 international asbestos experts and other stakeholders have condemned claims from some manufacturers that some forms of asbestos are safe, and called for all Australian state's to adopt the ACT's plan to demolish asbestos buildings.

• Five options flagged for WA safety laws;
  
• New WHS regulations postponed in Queensland;
  
• Tasmania's safest employers and workers announced; and
  
• Did you miss our latest quarterly update?