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Introduction date flagged for WHS Act for WA resources sector; Regulator launches plan to reduce deaths in NSW construction sector; New safety rules for material hoists begin in May; WorkSafe Victoria targeting town as part of statewide campaign; and Seafarers reminded of workers' comp requirement.

A subcontractor who provided "perfunctory" inductions, and failed to demonstrate how to properly lift materials, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $330,000 in damages.

Jetstar has successfully defended an injured worker's unfair dismissal claim, but a Commissioner found it "should have done better" during the dismissal process by, for example, providing all relevant information to the worker's medical assessor.

An ACT employer that failed to instruct a worker not to unload and carry heavy equipment on his own has been ordered to pay him $752,000 in damages, after he sustained a serious ankle injury.

A NSW worker who raised concerns about repetitively manoeuvring 112kg items while lying on his stomach in a confined space, before being injured, has been awarded damages in the Supreme Court.

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.

A Northern Territory worker who claimed he injured his back while lifting 91kg concrete caps has lost his damages bid, after the Supreme Court found his employer explicitly forbade such work, and surveillance footage contradicted his claims.

An ACT employer that failed to ensure its loaded trolleys had handles, so workers didn't have to bend to push them, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $1 million in damages.

A Telstra worker who spent 18 months sitting on uncomfortable chairs, before her employer finally provided her with an ergonomically suitable one, has been awarded workers' compensation. Also in this article, a Queensland worker has failed to prove a manual lift caused his heart attack.

WA employers handed $363k bill after tyre death; and WA DMP releases incident report and two new guidelines.