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An employer that persevered with "weak" administrative controls after it was fined for safety breaches in 2009, has become the first entity to be successfully prosecuted under South Australia's harmonised WHS laws.

• Go home on time to improve work-life balance and health; and
  
• VWA issues advice on exposure standards and harvest safety.

A worker who gained 60kg and needed a walking frame after he injured his back and knee has been awarded workers' compensation for major depressive disorder.

• Registrations open for OHS Alert subscriber webinar on employee accountability for safety;
  
• Work-related death rate soars in August; and
  
• WorkCover NSW drops two scheme agents.

A worker who injured his back on an EWP has lost the $650,000 in damages awarded to him under motor accident laws, after the NSW Court of Appeal found the vehicle wasn't being driven at the time of the incident.

The Federal Court has rejected an employer's claim that a worker's widow isn't entitled to compensation because the man's death was "inevitable".

• Workplace harassment driven by sense of entitlement, says police chief;
  
• NSW issues heat warning and small business safety guides; and
  
• WA employers told to establish coordinated cyclone plans.

Employers must ensure they have adequate resources to prevent or manage medical issues faced by workers who travel internationally - and it isn't just high-risk regions they need to worry about, US researchers have found.

• Employers urged to comply with RTW codes;
  
• "Little failures" cause major safety incidents;
  
• SafeWork debunks myths on "disallowed" codes and height rules; and
  
• WorkCover SA getting new name.

European researchers have found shift work impairs workers' cognitive functioning, and warn the problem could have a significant impact on safety outcomes as the number of shift-work roles increases.