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Employers have been urged to consult with workers on safety issues and conduct regular reviews, after a second Victorian employer in a matter of days was handed a significant fatality-related fine.

A Victorian principal contractor that failed to ensure a structure was stable during construction has been fined $350,000, after it collapsed and killed a worker.

A workplace supervisor could spend up to 20 months in a Victorian prison for failing to ensure the safety of a young worker, who was killed after being directed by the supervisor to drive an overloaded truck with faulty brakes down a steep slope.

The tragic death of a truck driver on his second day at work highlights the dangers of informal on-the-job training, a South Australian magistrate has stressed in fining an employer $136,000.

Worker handed record safety fine over Aboriginal elder's death; NSW promises tougher laws after Orica spill deemed "not serious"; and Supervisor's unsafe act a lesson to high-risk industries.

Tasmania sets date for WHS Act, slams Opposition's "sloppy" Bill; Work-related deaths fall in May; and Applications for Tasmania's $80K work health and safety grants close soon.

Employer fined for dangerous-goods breach after horrific acid spill; Rail workers trained to support traumatised mates; Tasmanian asbestos victims win access to no-fault compensation; and HWSA developing quad bike safety tools.

Driver handed safety fine over death of Mr Ward; and Workplace suicide-prevention program launched in Western Australia.

Victorian employer Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd, which was fined $100,000 after the death of an offsite contractor, has been granted leave to appeal to the High Court over the issue of "control".

A small business that failed to store sheet materials safely has received one of the highest workplace safety fines in Western Australian history, after a pre-apprentice was killed. Also in this article, WorkCover NSW is investigating a Port Botany fatality.