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Workers exposed to common bio-aerosols are prone to fatigue, in addition to respiratory symptoms like coughing, wheezing and nose congestion, according to European researchers.

Nearly 50 per cent of workers are exposed to substances that cause or aggravate asthma, but incidents of occupational asthma can be all but wiped out through proper control measures, according to a new Safe Work Australia report.

• Carbon monoxide poisoning reveals flaws in safety system; and
  
• Fatality alerts and new toll released.

Two new studies, from the US and Norway, have identified common substances that cause kidney cancer in workers.

• Employers get anti-violence powers in ACT;
  
• New safety regulations restrict e-cigarettes; and
  
• NSW releases new workers' comp tool, fees and fatality alert.

• Class action demonstrates ongoing cost of safety breaches; and
  
• SWA releases long-awaited and revised WHS guides.

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

• Anti-black lung strategy commences; and
  
• Property managers unaware of safety duties.

• Border Force takes action against asbestos importer;
  
• CSI fined for electrical safety breaches;
  
• Another doctored high-risk licence discovered; and
  
• New ACT Work Safety Commissioner appointed.

New OHS and equipment-related public safety regulations have been released for comment in Victoria, with the former adopting the global system for labelling chemicals and clauses providing consistency with the national model WHS laws.