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• Presumptive COVID provision to be axed from work injury Act; and
  
• Silica Regulations commence, licences mandatory in 12 months.

A judge has discussed the interaction of the WHS duties of companies and the specialist skills of their subcontractors, in sentencing one of nine entities charged with serious safety offences, including manslaughter and reckless conduct, after a pedestrian worker was killed by a crane.

A company has been convicted and fined $550,000 for supervision failures that led to the "catastrophic" deaths of two workers engulfed in a trench collapse.

• Prevention duties highlighted on launch of mental health strategy;
  
• Nearly $40m promised for underpaid injured workers;
  
• FWC's stop-s-xual-harassment regime commences; and
  
• WA releases another WHS guide, as SWA fixes HCIS errors.

A commission has rejected a union's bid to block a BHP COVID-19 vaccine mandate pending a ruling on whether the company met its WHS consultation requirements. Meanwhile, the NSW Supreme Court has dismissed claims that vaccine orders for workers defy a United Nations covenant.

An appeals court has upheld a multimillion-dollar damages ruling (with minor variations), confirming a contractor was vicariously liable for a technician's negligent act that caused four workers to sustain injuries in a jolting lift.

A site supervisor who failed to heed a manager's safety warning, or comply with a Code of Practice, has been fined over a worker's crush injuries, while two companies have been charged over an incident that endangered a passing motorist.

• Integrating WHS management within BIM; and
  
• WHS strategy to target PCBUs failing young workers.

The duty of employers to consult with workers and health and safety representatives on hazards, risks and control measure extends to identifying and addressing cultural and language barriers, according to updated guidance released for feedback.

A new Compliance Code instructing employers to consider keeping EpiPens in their first-aid kits has taken effect in Victoria, while the State Government has locked in new silica-related OHS Regulations covering multiple industries, with amendments to the clauses released for public comment.