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SWPs must be written in clear English; and Regulators issue safety and security alerts.

In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the first quarter of 2012. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

Unsafe employer fined for abusing off-duty WorkCover inspector; Farmer's death highlights need to maintain and operate machinery to standard; and Employee deserved right of reply to "negative" survey results.

As Tasmania locks in 1 January 2013 for the commencement of its mirror Work Health and Safety Act, employers in all harmonised jurisdictions have been urged to plug their "compliance gaps".

A health and safety fine imposed on a Tasmanian employer following an elevated-working-platform (EWP) fatality has been reduced, after the Supreme Court confirmed there was no evidence linking the company's deficiencies to the death.

Global hazardous chemicals system takes effect under model laws; Queensland employer fined for maintenance failure after death; Free Tasmanian service to boost worker health and productivity; and Western Australia's veteran Mines Minister announces retirement.

Tasmanian employers that believe they haven't been given enough time to come to grips with harmonised safety laws have been assured - by the State Government - that the new legislation is unlikely to take effect in July this year.

In this update, OHS Alert outlines all the important OHS and workers' compensation legislative changes made in the final quarter of 2011. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

Five jurisdictions will be ready to enact a harmonised Work Health and Safety Act by the end of the month, and three further model Codes of Practice have been endorsed, according to a communiqué on Safe Work Australia's latest members meeting.

NSW and Tasmania report falling workers' compensation premium rates; and Essential safety news from around Australia.