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Resources giant Glencore's "regrettably high" fatality rate in 2014 was due, in part, to the fact that some of its operations were in parts of the world that didn't have a safety culture before it established there, according to its latest annual report.
The CFMEU says it has reversed its opposition to workplace drug tests because of the growing use of methamphetamines and the erratic behaviour of addicts. Meanwhile, a business leader says "inconsistent" FWC decisions on drug testing show that the Fair Work Act should be harmonised with safety laws.
A mesothelioma sufferer has been awarded $425,000, after the Northern Territory Court of Appeal reversed a controversial decision that he was statute-barred from claiming damages.
The Victorian Government has confirmed that it is unlikely to adopt the harmonised WHS laws in their current form, and has vowed to restore "the cooperative environment previously created between WorkSafe, employers and unions".
Workers with hand-arm vibration syndrome who are exposed to workplace noise suffer greater hearing loss than workers who are exposed to noise but don't have the syndrome, Canadian researchers have found.
Victoria's notorious Fiskville training centre, whose health and safety issues - including an alleged "cancer cluster" - led to the downfall of WorkSafe's CEO and chairperson, has been closed permanently.
An employer acted reasonably in requiring a shift worker, who decided he couldn't work Saturdays for religious reasons, to take annual leave on those days while it found a new role for him, a court has ruled in rejecting the man's renewed bid for workers' compensation.
"Subtle" workplace stress interventions that encourage workers to exercise more, and don't require them to admit they need help, increase resilience and improve productivity, according to a major international study.
NSW Labor will double WorkCover's inspectorate, return safety prosecutions to the Industrial Court and enact special anti-bullying laws if it defies the polls to win this Saturday's State election.
