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An injured worker - who spent 90 per cent of his working time in the ACT and the rest in NSW - didn't "usually" work in the Territory, and wasn't entitled to workers' compensation under its laws, a superior court has ruled.

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".

Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz has called for employers and unions to play an active role in a plan - agreed to by Abetz and other G20 employment ministers - to improve workplace safety through "robust legal frameworks".

• 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.

A NSW employer was negligent in failing to paint an "unusually" high step in a "strongly contrasting colour", the Supreme Court has found in upholding a permanently injured worker's damages claim.

An employer says it has made its workplace safer by introducing seven "safehaven" rules, and reduced its total recordable injury frequency rate by 30 per cent.

• WorkSafe WA granted leave to pursue liquidated company after four industry deaths; and
  
• Employer fined over death three years after initial prosecution.