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Employees of at least four Western Australian public sector agencies are at risk of inadvertently disturbing asbestos-containing materials because asbestos registers and management plans are out of date, the State Auditor General has found.

A process evaluation of a program aimed at reducing occupational quartz exposure has identified three ways to engage blue-collar workers in safety interventions.

• Workers prosecuted for risking colleagues' safety;
  
• Employer fined after learner driver of faulty truck hits worker;
  
• Duty holders urged to ditch or modify unsafe quad bikes; and
  
• NSW and Qld issue chemical and fire alerts.

A worker's claim that she suffers multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a result of exposure to office pollutants has been rejected in the AAT.

• SWA amends 'inaccurate' WHS Code and other documents;
  
• Agencies release fatality reports and alerts; and
  
• WA employer fined $50k for unsafe fuel storage.

A mesothelioma sufferer has been awarded $425,000, after the Northern Territory Court of Appeal reversed a controversial decision that he was statute-barred from claiming damages.

• Employers warned of new high-risk work licence scam;
  
• NT workers' comp Bill passes with expanded firefighter benefits; and
  
• NT amends drug testing provisions of Rail Safety Regulations.

Victoria's notorious Fiskville training centre, whose health and safety issues - including an alleged "cancer cluster" - led to the downfall of WorkSafe's CEO and chairperson, has been closed permanently.

• New regulations for dangerous substances commence in SA; and
  
• WA targets dangerous goods transporters and releases guidance.

Three safety regulators have outlined how to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries, choose the right respirator when working with harmful contaminants, and prevent Legionnaires' disease at work facilities.