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• Two employers disregarded request for fall protection; and
  
• Cross-border safety program shifts focus to young workers.

Workers who are overweight but physically active are nearly as likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome as their inactive, obese colleagues, a US study has found.

A law firm has called for a special code of practice to protect workers with mental health conditions from intrusive insurance surveillance. Meanwhile, another firm has warned that some workplace psychological health "solutions" can cause more harm than good.

Two new studies, from the US and Norway, have identified common substances that cause kidney cancer in workers.

• Employers get anti-violence powers in ACT;
  
• New safety regulations restrict e-cigarettes; and
  
• NSW releases new workers' comp tool, fees and fatality alert.

A recent $436,000 injury damages case shows how important it is for employers to proactively look for and deal with signs of worker distress, employment and WHS lawyer Donna Trembath says in this Q&A with OHS Alert.

Australia's largest blue-collar staffing business has outlined its strategies to improve safety following a major acquisition and a fatality last year.

• Anti-black lung strategy commences; and
  
• Property managers unaware of safety duties.

A sleep education program providing strategies for "calming an overactive brain" helped workers sleep better and increased their productivity, US researchers have found.

• Three injury myths busted by regulator; and
  
• WorkSafe launches rebates for quad crack-down.