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A global employer has slashed its recordable injury frequency rate by striving to improve its general business practices, according to its safety managers.

Bloated safety management systems and excessive rules create a tick-and-flick culture that makes it harder for workers to think about safety, risk expert Dr Robert Long is warning employers.

A new workplace health and safety strategy, based on employee input, has helped an employer identify a "phenomenal" amount of hazards and significantly reduce manual handling injuries, according to its workplace health and safety coordinator.

Safety regulators are more likely than ever to ask PCBUs for evidence of their consultation processes, and to view minutes from committee meetings, a workplace health and safety lawyer has warned.

OHS committees that conduct safety walkthroughs prior to meetings can observe real risks and improve health and safety by engaging workers, says OHS consultant Jenny Lewis.

An employer that changed a worker's hours, and told her the new roster was "non-negotiable", has been found liable for her psychological condition.

Company officers are required by the due diligence provisions of the model WHS Act to collect both "positive" and "negative" safety indicators, according to an occupational health, safety and security lawyer.

Middle managers must be encouraged to appear approachable and take an interest in workers' non-work-related difficulties, to foster supportive environments and reduce psychosocial risks, a new EU-OSHA campaign brief says.

WHS Act requires workers to be consulted during organisational change; and SWA releases revised Code, mesothelioma toll and safety-month app.

Employers get more value from their health and safety reps if they consult them on "big ticket items", such as the development of safety management systems, rather than leaving such decisions entirely up to senior managers, the Comcare National Conference in Canberra has heard.