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Two employers have been fined a total of $240,000 after an elderly woman was killed and a young worker died in a forklift incident. Meanwhile, Victoria's weekend death toll has increased, after a painter died in hospital from his injuries.

A worker has been fined for killing a colleague with a raised forklift attachment, in the latest of a string of safety prosecutions of individuals.

• Safety regulator joins anti-discrimination program;
  
• $3.8m confirmed for truck safety initiative; and
  
• OFSC and racking alerts released.

• Asbestos exposure blamed on admin error; and
  
• Safety alerts and guidance issued in three states.

• Text-message harassment sacking upheld by full bench;
  
• Failed overseas packaging contributed to work death; and
  
• Safety category added to workplace awards in WA.

• One-thousand inspections targeting falling objects;
  
• Work adjustments needed after stillbirths; and
  
• PTSD treatment times slashed in national trial.

• Workers warned against Friday "sickie"; and
  
• Anti-bullying advice, safety alerts and guides issued in four states.

• OHS-style duties announced for environment laws in Vic;
  
• Company and director fined over forged asbestos reports; and
  
• "Fit notes" now mandatory in SA.

A coronial inquest into the death of a worker has recommended a seven-part safe system of work for mobile plant. Meanwhile, another coronial inquiry has warned against developing a cavalier approach to workplace safety over time, after a blasting fatality.

Two employers have been fined, while another company and a manager have been charged, after a worker was scalped and another sustained serious burns in an explosion. Meanwhile, a regulator has called for employers to prioritise safety, after Victoria experienced its worst year for fatalities in nearly a decade.