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A coronial inquest has found a worker's death could have been prevented by simple and inexpensive actions like proactively maintaining personal protective equipment, which, among other things, sends a clear message to workers on the importance of using PPE.

In this comprehensive report, OHS Alert reviews all the major WHS and workers' comp developments from the first quarter of 2019, including the unprecedented jailing of company directors, the outcomes of the national WHS review, and significant legislative changes in every jurisdiction.

Workers should never under any circumstances be put in a position where they are the "first line of defence" against approaching vehicles, a coronial inquest into the death of a traffic controller has warned.

The Tasmanian Government has introduced its Australian-first Bill providing presumptive compensation to all public sector workers with PTSD, saying it will consider extending the presumption to more occupational groups, and the laws will reduce the stigma associated with mental health conditions.

In this article, OHS Alert reviews all the major WHS and workers' comp developments from the final quarter of 2018, including the release of ISO 45001 as an Australian Standard, record-breaking safety fines and enforceable undertakings, and legislative changes.

• Crane operator breached duty to defy unsafe directions;
  
• Govt pumps funds into ABCC and workplace mental health;
  
• New WHS Regulations for diving work commencing in Tas; and
  
• NSW employers reminded of upcoming RTW requirements.

An experienced worker was killed after he and a supervisor came up with an alternative work plan that was "contrary to established principles of workplace risk management", and made the outcomes of that morning's safety meeting obsolete, a coronial inquest has found.

• PTSD presumption commences ahead of legislative change in Tas;
  
• Regulators target service station violence and issue EWP alert in WA; and
  
• Workplace action plans encouraged for White Ribbon Day.

A coronial inquiry has found that a single moment of inattention from a highly experienced worker led to him being dragged into a machine and dying. Meanwhile, an individual has been fined after a worker was killed on a tractor with corroded rollover protection, and an employer has been fined for confined space breaches.

• New WHS plan comes out of Dreamworld-prompted review;
  
• Safety strategies target festivals and childcare in NSW and WA;
  
• OHS amendments exempt mines from MHF rules in Vic; and
  
• Best WHS systems and cultures announced in Tas.