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Paramedics operate in "uncontrollable" workplaces and are far more likely to be killed than other workers, but more could be done to tackle their high fatality and injury rates, according to Australian researchers.

A new report has found that more than 700 Australians die from mesothelioma and asbestosis every year, and workers continue to be exposed to asbestos fibres. Meanwhile, a union warns the death toll will rise if the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council is abolished.

Employers fined for powerline and notification breaches; Draft manual handling Code released for comment in Victoria; SA Greens reintroduce cancer Bill; Three farm deaths in NSW prompt safety call; and NSW safety awards open.

Bleijie understates worker death rate while claiming safety 'dominance'; Queensland safety awards open; and First Road Safety Remuneration order applies from today.

Man fined for WHS "fixtures" breach after child killed; and Queensland replaces Harassment Code with anti-bullying guides.

An employer has been ordered to pay the widow of a worker who died when he was immersed in molten metal nearly $320,000 in compensation, after the NSW WCC rejected its claim that the worker committed suicide.

NSW assessing viability of further WorkCover premium cuts; Victorian OHS fine increased by 650 per cent on appeal; Work and quad bike death tolls climbing; and Did you miss our latest quarterly update?

Unions are using International Workers' Memorial Day today to warn of the link between "cutting red tape" and high work death and injury rates, while Coal Services NSW explains how a deadly occupational disease was eradicated through safety regulations.

A deceased worker's cardiac arrest resulted from a shoulder dislocation he sustained at work 19 years earlier, the NSW WCC has ruled, in awarding his family $465,100 in lump sum death benefits.

Employer fined over forklift breaches after fatality; OHS Alert subscriber webinar coming soon; Work death toll falls; and South Australian safety awards open.