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First NT employer fined under model WHS Act; Two in five incapacitated workers unsure of RTW goals; WorkCover SA overhaul to include early-intervention call centre; Qld employers' absence rates and reputations to improve under new wellbeing program; and Alert and video released after young workers killed.

Two NSW employers that failed to implement an isolation procedure or SWMS for plant, or roster supervisors onto weekend night shifts, have been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in fines and costs, after a worker was fatally crushed between hydraulic rams.

Qld employer fined $600k over swing-stage deaths; and Worker who used unsafe lifting technique for box loses damages bid.

Work fatality rate rises sharply in March with falling objects killing nine; Warnings issued after young boy and two others killed in agriculture sector; Most personal injury claims arise from lack of training; and Miners warned about naturally occurring asbestos.

McDonald's introduces domestic violence leave for its 85,000 employees; New WorkCover NSW Minister appointed; Manual handling warning and safety documents issued in NSW; and Tasmanian death highlights dangers of dodgy scaffolding.

With falling objects one of the leading causes of workplace death and serious injury, safety consultant Gary Rowe explains how to reduce the risk of tools and other objects falling from elevated work areas, lifting equipment and racking.

Upstream duty holders must look beyond Australian Standards, report says; and Essential safety news from five jurisdictions.

A worker, who claimed her psychiatric illnesses were caused by witnessing the decapitation of a lift technician more than 30 years ago, has had her ongoing bid for workers' compensation blocked in the Federal Court.

In a major decision, an employer that was convicted over a workplace death has successfully argued that the High Court Kirk case applies to OHS prosecutions conducted in Queensland.

Unlicensed manager fined over forklift injury; Worker killed by robotic arm after entering machine's fenced area; and Seven transport companies fined after dangerous goods blitzes.