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A NSW employer and a director have been found guilty of failing to train a worker - who sustained serious burns - to safely handle chemicals, after a judge rejected their claim that this wasn't part of her duties.

NSW workers' comp premiums have plummeted by an average of 17 per cent over the last two years, but injured workers have paid for these cuts, with thousands going without medical treatment or being forced onto Centrelink benefits, according to a union-commissioned Macquarie University study.

• Another drum explosion, another safety conviction;
  
• WorkSafe releases gas-cylinder guidance and alerts; and
  
• NSW releases draft WHS Code on electrical risks in mines.

The NSW Court of Appeal has quashed a $926,000 damages award, in finding that a truck crash was caused by excessive speed, and that an employer that was sued over the incident had been entitled to rely on an expert contractor to safely load the vehicle.

An electrical worker was validly sacked for failing to conduct a pre-task risk assessment twice within two months, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A NSW coronial inquest into eight quad bike and side-by-side vehicle fatalities will consider a University of NSW study that found the "rollover resistance" of quad bikes was low, and they should be fitted with crush protection devices prior to sale.

A NSW worker who injured his knee during a rugby league game on his day off has been awarded workers' compensation, after a commission found that a number of his senior managers were members of the association that organised the match.

• Five WHS Codes for mining take effect in NSW;
  
• NHVR extends fatigue-diary exemption and amends auditing rules; and
  
• NT releases safety guide for seafood workers, says days of ignored lunchroom posters are over.

A groundbreaking international study has confirmed that occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust can cause cancer. Meanwhile, the NSW EPA has announced plans to require coal mines to develop best-practice ways to cut diesel emissions.

• Minister appointed to reverse Qld's WHS amendments; and
  
• Eight agencies issue safety alerts, publications and other information.