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WED

2:24PM

Threatening out-of-hours messages warranted dismissal

A worker, who claimed the aggressive emails and text messages he sent to colleagues were neither threatening nor work-related, was fairly sacked, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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WED

12:50PM

Gap in comprehensive safety system costs employers $205k

Two NSW employers that developed comprehensive safety systems but still failed to guard a printing press have been fined $205,000, after a labour-hire worker's pinkie finger was amputated and two other fingers were crushed in a nip point.

TUE

12:06PM

ACTU calls for more OHS prosecutions, regulations

Every year thousands of Australians die from work-related injuries and diseases, while hundreds of thousands are injured, but only 417 employers were prosecuted for OHS breaches in 2011-12, showing safety regulations should be strengthened, not weakened, the ACTU says.

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MON

3:20PM

Employer failed to ensure supervisor knew safety role, fined $160k over death and amputation

A NSW employer has been fined $160,000 for safety breaches, after one of its supervisors - who misunderstood his safety role - lost his arm in a crane incident, which killed another worker and seriously injured three more.

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FRI

3:24PM

Ten Victorian entities fined $250k for safety breaches

Nine Victorian employers and an individual have been ordered to pay a total of nearly $250,000 in fines and costs for guarding, forklift, exclusion zone and asbestos breaches.

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FRI

2:21PM

Seven ways to improve FIFO workers' wellbeing

The provision of simple information booklets can help mitigate the health risks associated with FIFO work, such as sleep and weight problems, Australian researchers say.

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FRI

11:57AM

SA employer gets new 40% discount on OHS fine

A South Australian employer, whose failure to guard a pinch point resulted in an amputation, has received a significant discount on its fine, due to recent changes to the State's criminal sentencing laws.

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THU

12:21PM

Severe weather, hand-tool warnings issued; and more

Severe weather and hand-tool warnings issued in NSW; ACT flags mandatory asbestos training and suspends high-risk licence; and NT adopts new dangerous goods driver training course.

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WED

2:18PM

Alternative duties overlooked by GPs in medical certificates

Workers who obtain medical certificates for mental health issues are nearly always certified as totally unfit for work, suggesting GPs don't believe employers can accommodate their condition, Australian researchers have found.

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WED

12:33PM

Psych injury claim undermined by medical notes

S-xual harassment and bullying were "mere" rather than "material" contributing factors to a worker's psychological condition, the AAT has found in rejecting her workers' comp claim.

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