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The Queensland Bus Industry Council (QBIC) will partner with gyms, and a celebrity chef, under a new health and wellbeing program aimed at improving workers' lifestyle habits.

A worker suffered catastrophic injuries and died after her employer directed her to use a faulty cherry picker for "a purpose contrary to its design", the Queensland Coroner has found.

Comcare prosecuting three John Holland entities after fatality; and Workplace wellbeing grants and quit-smoking program offered in Queensland.

Director sacked worker with cancer to avoid sick-leave bill; Mine Safety Commissioner issues special alert after spate of deaths; and Collision, explosion and other incidents prompt new alerts and guides.

A NSW employer has successfully defended an OHS charge, after the District Court found its failure to document a risk assessment didn't constitute a breach. Also in this article, a man has been fined under the new national maritime safety laws - for jumping ship.

Employers are being urged to look beyond "soft" risk management barriers to prevent the interaction of light vehicles and heavy machinery at worksites, after a mine worker's ute was crushed by a 100-tonne dozer.

Fake safety inspectors threatened with $10k fines; More Cootes trucks grounded; Deaths of worker and cyclist prompt truck-safety warnings; and Farm fatality rate increases.

Bullied worker wins $500k in international dispute; and Company officer fined for exposing people to deadly bat virus in Queensland.

FIFO workers can manage fatigue and loneliness at remote sites by reducing their consumption of alcohol and energy drinks, and getting involved in local community activities, a new guidance note says.

Queensland health and safety reps will be forbidden from halting unsafe work, unions will be hobbled by tighter entry rules, and maximum fines for electrical safety breaches will be 650 per cent higher, under a Bill introduced to the Queensland Parliament yesterday.