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• Employers fined $450k over death after worker's concerns ignored;
  
• WorkCover psychiatrist lied to keep patients in hospital; and
  
• Agencies issue safety advice for new year.

A Federal Court full bench has upheld an employer's appeal against an adverse action claim, after it found a dismissed worker's misconduct wasn't linked to his depression.

Employers that currently or intend to self-insure through Comcare will save up to $100,000 every eight years under new application rules, according to the Federal Government. Also in this article, a self-insured company has been fined $110,000 for exposing a worker to hazardous fumes.

• Employers fined $265k after death and conveyor incidents;
  
• Males dominate injury stats as claims costs increase; and
  
• SWA releases information sheets for construction sector.

The Fair Work Commission has found an employer was entitled to sack a 65-year-old worker, who suffered a string of injuries, because he was unable to comply with its "physical demands" document.

Monash University's much anticipated study on firefighters' health has found that career firefighters are significantly more likely than the general population to suffer from prostate cancer or melanoma, but not leukaemia.

• WHS changes affect NSW dangerous goods users from 1 January; and
  
• NSW told to protect workers from "Mr Fluffy" buildings.

Employers should play their part in tackling the incidence of cancer by "nudging" workers to make healthy choices, such as quitting smoking and exercising regularly, instead of "pushing" them, a report says.

Bunnings has been ordered to pay $700,000 in damages to a worker who went into a coma and suffered septicaemia after inhaling fertiliser dust while performing a routine task.

• UK employer fined $700k over "predictable" death;
  
• SWA and WA release fatality report and alerts;
  
• Individual fined for dangerous goods storage breaches; and
  
• Couple fined $40k for helmet breaches.