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A major public transport operator has committed $700,000 to OHS undertakings and rectifications, after an apprentice sustained serious burns from a live wire.

An employer has agreed to donate $50,000 to the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA), as well as provide the association with the outcomes of a major workplace review, after its failure to prevent hot work near combustible dust injured two workers.

From 1 July, failing to preserve a serious workplace incident site will be an indictable offence with high fines, while limitation periods for launching safety prosecutions could be extended or bypassed, under a 30-page OHS Bill introduced in Victoria.

An employer has committed $113,000 to raising awareness of a contagious disease, after its vaccination system failed and four workers were exposed to and contracted the illness. Meanwhile, another employer has introduced a cutting-edge forklift management system under a $225,000 enforceable undertaking.

An employer has been convicted and fined $80,000 after a worker fell three metres down an unguarded stairwell void, while a local council has entered a $120,000 enforceable undertaking after an employee's foot became entangled in a machine.

• Injured worker denied costs for questionable "aids"; and
  
• Employer commits $100k to safety under EU.

Two Victorian employers accused of OHS breaches have committed to spending $570,000 on developing detailed safety guidance for the construction industry, funding safety research and other initiatives.

• Similar OHS breaches lead to $100k EU and $20k fine;
  
• WorkSafe Victoria awards open; and
  
• FSC and NHVR announce changes for May.

An employer has committed $100,000 to a manual handling study, while a second employer has promised to provide extensive safety training to its workers and supervisors, after they were both accused of OHS breaches.

A Victorian employer has committed to spending $667,000 on OHS initiatives - in addition to the $117,000 it has already spent on developing a crane interlock system - as part of an enforceable undertaking, after five safety incidents occurred at three of its sites in less than a year.