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An employer that conducted mock court hearings as part of a safety campaign reduced its lost-time injury frequency by nearly 50 per cent in 2014.

• SWA amends 'inaccurate' WHS Code and other documents;
  
• Agencies release fatality reports and alerts; and
  
• WA employer fined $50k for unsafe fuel storage.

Resources giant Glencore's "regrettably high" fatality rate in 2014 was due, in part, to the fact that some of its operations were in parts of the world that didn't have a safety culture before it established there, according to its latest annual report.

Workers with hand-arm vibration syndrome who are exposed to workplace noise suffer greater hearing loss than workers who are exposed to noise but don't have the syndrome, Canadian researchers have found.

"Subtle" workplace stress interventions that encourage workers to exercise more, and don't require them to admit they need help, increase resilience and improve productivity, according to a major international study.

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.

The Federal Government's SRC Amendment Bill will allow "unscrupulous" single-state employers to qualify for self-insurance under Comcare - and escape the more rigorous WHS requirements of other schemes - by, for example, setting up a one-person office in a second jurisdiction, according to a new report.

A worker who died after falling from a height should have been prohibited from accessing a mezzanine floor or performing other hazardous tasks while alone, the Queensland Coroner has found in a non-inquest.

A workplace where a trainee was killed in a vehicle collision relied too heavily on administrative safety controls for traffic, and didn't assess the specific risks for night shift, a NSW Mine Safety investigation has found.

A major French study has found some psychosocial risk factors are significantly associated with work accidents and injuries.