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The Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of an injured worker who was sacked for allegedly lying to his employer and WorkCover about his medical restrictions.

A South Australian worker who played competitive basketball while claiming workers' compensation for wrist injuries has been handed a three-month suspended jail sentence.

UK researchers have found that workers with epilepsy or diabetes are no more likely than others to sustain workplace injuries, and warned that employers could be applying "unwarranted limitations" on them.

An employer didn't discriminate against a worker with a brain injury when it refused to offer her permanent employment unless she was capable of working night shifts, the Queensland Court of Appeal has ruled.

The Fair Work Commission has, in rejecting an employer's costs claim, stressed that workers who unsuccessfully apply for anti-bullying orders will "only rarely" be ordered to foot the legal bill.

A global employer has slashed its recordable injury frequency rate by striving to improve its general business practices, according to its safety managers.

Stakeholders in the harmonised states and territories are being asked to comment on whether the model WHS laws should be amended to include stricter entry rules and less prescriptive regulations - but they've been given just days to do so.

Electricity causing two serious work injuries every hour; "Certificates of capacity" for injured workers take effect in WA; Safety inspectors targeting vehicle repairers; ACT appoints new safety Minister as Gallagher takes on asbestos role; and ACT employers urged to apply for healthy-workplace grants.

The Fair Work Commission has slammed a major employer for sacking a worker for "serious misconduct" that occurred after he was diagnosed with "acute stress reaction".

Bloated safety management systems and excessive rules create a tick-and-flick culture that makes it harder for workers to think about safety, risk expert Dr Robert Long is warning employers.