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The binding UK authority on personal injury claims shows that an asbestos-related cause of action accrues when the damage becomes "more than negligible", regardless of whether it is detectable at the time, the High Court of Australia has been told.

In this article, OHS Alert examines all the most important workplace safety and workers' compensation news from the second quarter of 2015, including a record OHS fine, a world-first decision on PTSD, and legislative changes in every state and territory.

• Mental-injury exclusion expanded in second NT workers' comp Bill;
  
• Federal Bill extends radiation regulator's powers; and
  
• Workers' comp rules changing in WA.

The High Court will determine whether a mesothelioma-related cause of action arises at the time asbestos is inhaled or when the symptoms of the disease become apparent, after an employer was granted special leave to appeal against a $425,000 damages award.

• Most confined-space deaths result from poor training;
  
• Fuel fire, asbestos and horse alerts issued in NSW; and
  
• OHS licences expiring in the Northern Territory.

• Workers still exposed to hazardous lead paint; and
  
• Fatality reports and alerts released in four jurisdictions.

Major legislative changes occurred in all nine Australian jurisdictions in the first quarter of 2015. This article examines these and other developments in work health and safety and workers' compensation.

A mesothelioma sufferer has been awarded $425,000, after the Northern Territory Court of Appeal reversed a controversial decision that he was statute-barred from claiming damages.

• Employers warned of new high-risk work licence scam;
  
• NT workers' comp Bill passes with expanded firefighter benefits; and
  
• NT amends drug testing provisions of Rail Safety Regulations.

Demand for safety professionals in the resources sector is plummeting, but it's increasing in some industries, and has soared by more than 40 per cent in two states, according to a safety recruitment expert.