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SWA adds 10 chemicals to hazardous substance system; SA Libs promise cancer compensation for all volunteer firefighters; ACT employers ordered to cease operating after asbestos scare; Another SA director fined for OHS breaches; and Alerts issued after confined space and explosives incidents.

A Queensland worker who was injured during a 10-minute interruption to his journey between work and home has been awarded workers' compensation, after the IRC found his employer gave "implied consent" to the deviation.

Two South Australian employers and a director have been fined more than $110,000 for OHS offences, including height and interlock breaches.

Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is "overly simplistic", says Ai Group; and Essential safety and workers' comp news from six jurisdictions.

A law firm is urging employers to ensure their treatment of alleged bullies is "consistent throughout the workplace", after BHP Coal was fined $60,000 for taking adverse action against two union delegates.

A Western Australian employer has lost its indemnity claim against a vehicle manufacturer and been ordered to pay an injured worker $800,000 in damages, after the District Court found a broken service door on a truck was its responsibility.

A Victorian worker who claimed his employer took adverse action against him, in blocking his bid for promotion because of his stress injury, has had his case dismissed in the Federal Court.

Another Queensland worker who injured herself while walking backwards during aggressive-behaviour-management training has been awarded damages.

Electrical advice offered in wake of electrocutions and shocks; Hospitality employers fined for safety and notification breaches; and Mine alerts issued after death, serious injury and dust incidents.

Endeavour Energy's renewed push to replace oral swabbing with urine tests - as part of its drug and alcohol policy - has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission, despite a national association's recent decision to suspend accreditation of workplace saliva tests.