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• New WHS Code on psych risks to increase regulatory action, says lawyer; and
  
• Employer survey to inform national RTW framework.

A PCBU that had comprehensive safety systems for the work it performed for clients, but none for the maintenance of its vehicles at its own site, has been convicted and fined $375,000 over the death of a probationary employee.

A leading safety and ergonomics expert is urging employers to ensure their musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention programs incorporate worker participation. She says neglecting to do so is one of four significant evidence-to-practice gaps holding back improvement in MSD rates.

The absence of government orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations does not prevent employers from implementing a mandatory workplace vaccination policy where this is critical to staff safely performing their roles, according to a senior WHS and employment lawyer.

An employer has been fined heavily after a trainee gantry crane operator climbed up a crane attachment, before being crushed to death.

Many people infected with COVID-19 continue to experience symptoms after four weeks, and sometimes months, complicating their return to work. Managers play a vital role in ensuring they are safely reintegrated into the workplace, according to Europe's peak work safety body.

A large employer is implementing a comprehensive high-risk-area inspection system under one of a series of safety undertakings and rectifications - costing a total of nearly $400,000 - which it committed to after a worker's hand was injured in a poorly guarded machine.

NSW has extended its COVID-19 lockdown and face mask rule for work offices, while Western Australia has retained its workplace face mask requirement under easing restrictions, and Tasmania is applying its check-in rule to more types of venues. Victoria is dropping its face mask rule for many workplaces tomorrow night.

• FIFO worker handed COVID fine for leaving room;
  
• Fatality fine and blitz send height warning to employers; and
  
• Asbestos-levy cut to save businesses $1.2m in Tas.

A company promoting ISO 45001 certification has outlined common workplace safety "oversights" by organisations. The warnings coincide with the recent release of the first international Standard for managing psychosocial risks within an OHS management system.