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A Queensland employer has entered into its second enforceable undertaking, in lieu of prosecution, in just over a year - this time after its workers were potentially exposed to asbestos fibres.

Work-related road incidents are common, costly and affect most employers, yet many OHS professionals wrongly believe road safety is outside their area of influence, the European Transport Safety Council says.

An employer's annual report should demonstrate how health and safety is embedded in its management systems, and detail all high-potential incidents, regardless of whether they cause injuries, according to Australasian Reporting Awards Ltd.

A former Commonwealth employee's 20-year battle for bullying-related workers' compensation has hit another stumbling block, with the Federal Court rejecting her claim that her return-to-work plan was closed illegally in 1993.

A worker's stress injury is compensable because it arose from an unreasonable "surprise attack" performance meeting, a judge has confirmed in rejecting an employer's appeal.

A Victorian business owner died from exposure to a chemical that has been linked to a host of worker fatalities and banned in Europe, highlighting the need for stringent work practices, a Coroner has found.

Hundreds of truck drivers were caught drug-driving or illegally using their mobile phones, while thousands of diary breaches were detected, during the recent multi-agency blitz of the heavy vehicle industry. Meanwhile, a Western Australian transport company has been fined for dangerous goods offences.

A man who fractured his neck and spine while performing a job for a friend's company wasn't a "worker" at the time of the incident and isn't entitled to workers' compensation, the Tasmanian WRCT has found.

Safety-undertaking pool tops $24m in Qld; Vic and Tas flag mandatory jail time for assaults on police; and WA considering exemptions to successful sentencing regime.

Employer fined for injury on poorly designed machine; Cootes faces further charges for unsafe heavy vehicles; Employers urged to secure outdoor worksites in adverse weather after death; Tradies ignoring aches and pains urged to improve health; and Mandatory asbestos training laws come into effect next week.