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A NSW employer has committed more than $200,000 to overhauling its safety management system and providing WHS training to staff, after being accused of WHS breaches.

Dozens of changes to Western Australia's dangerous goods safety regulations have commenced.

• Exposure incident and death prompt gas warning;
  
• New SWA chair appointed; and
  
• Did you miss our latest quarterly update?

A superior court judge has examined non-delegable duties of care in apportioning liability for a mesothelioma damages claim.

• NSW amends heavy vehicle safety regulations;
  
• Qld launches truck-safety plan as NT drug rules commence;
  
• Qld's mirror marine safety laws get green light; and
  
• SA amends radiation regulations.

Female workers exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are at increased risk of menstrual disorders and other health problems like fatigue, Chinese researchers have found.

A second employer has been fined $250,000 over the Melbourne wall collapse that killed three pedestrians in 2013, while WorkSafe Victoria has charged an employer with 10 breaches of the OHS Act relating to the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire.

• Simple steps would have prevented non-employee injury;
  
• Victorians fined after forklift and horseplay incidents; and
  
• NSW EPA issues big transport and asbestos infringement notices.

Six cases of the incurable work-related disease black lung have now been confirmed in Queensland, and the State Government has announced a five-point plan to identify and prevent the condition.

• Shift workers warned against caffeine vicious circle; and
  
• Should the WHS Act be extended to Seacare?