The family of a worker who survived a serious car crash and then committed suicide five months later has been awarded more than $500,000, after a commission found the man's death was work-related.
The state and territory governments have agreed to a four-year national plan to remove the riskiest asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) from the built environment - as opposed to removing all ACMs within a designated timeframe - while safety regulators have issued more warnings on asbestos-containing imported products.
Two companies have successfully appealed against an order to pay $2.2 million in damages to a worker who slipped on a "higher than normal" step, after a superior court found there was no evidence as to whether the step was slightly or significantly higher than normal.
An investigation into the death of a worker on a mobile elevated work platform has found his employer relied on lower-order risk controls, and stressed that special risk assessments are needed for platform tasks involving complex three-dimensional movements.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an employer's right to test workers' urine and saliva under its new drug testing regime, despite accepting a union's claim that urine tests can capture workers who aren't impaired.
An arbitrator has found a car accident that killed a worker didn't have a "real and substantial" connection to his employment, even though his employer had directed him to travel in the vehicle.
NSW's workers' comp overhaul Bills have passed Parliament, with amendments that ensure emergency workers receive the benefits of the changes and the Dust Diseases Board continues to fund research into disease prevention and treatment.
The High Court has found that a Fair Work Ombudsman intervention in favour of an injured worker didn't block the man from suing his former employer for damages under workers' comp laws.
