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• Coronial inquest could influence restraint-guide overhaul;
  
• New WHS and IR Minister appointed in ACT; and
  
• Tasmania's safest employers announced.

• Enforcement powers to match proposed CoR laws; and
  
• Tas releases anti-bullying guide as public-sector incidents decline.

In a case highlighting the importance of workers reporting all injuries, a coronial inquiry has found that a man's methylamphetamine use during a football game "significantly worsened" his pre-existing, undiagnosed brain injury in the lead up to his death.

• New fitness-to-drive and rail-safety guides apply soon;
  
• NSW calls for enforcement feedback, and issues fatality alerts; and
  
• Compensation laws for asbestos victims under review in Tas.

• High Court rejects Baiada bid in decapitation case; and
  
• Safety regulator debunks illness-cluster claims.

• Regulator issues decibel warning;
  
• Dangerous goods Code being overhauled again; and
  
• Safety alerts released in three jurisdictions.

• Three workers electrocuted in a month;
  
• Employers pointed to height-safety guidance; and
  
• Comcare releases GHS tool, as FSC expands online service.

• New water safety laws tackle Legionnaires' disease;
  
• Employers reminded of safety laws for transporting panels; and
  
• SWA announces Good Design winner, as Tas launches safety awards.

This latest instalment of OHS Alert's long-running quarterly update series, dating back to 2004, outlines all the major safety and workers' compensation developments in every jurisdiction from January, February and March 2016.

• Essendon bans highlight OHS duties of clubs and players;
  
• Ruling on workers' comp accruals applies to Tasmania; and
  
• Safety management rules extended to all Tasmanian mines.