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The most highly-developed safety systems and plans will still fail if employers don't get the "people" component of their approach right, a safety professional says.

• Both personal and process safety must be measured, regulator warns; and
  
• New jurisdiction welcomed to national rail safety regime.

Most people "love" competition and the concept of winning; employers can leverage this and improve worker health through the "gamification of wellbeing", a Sydney conference has heard.

The Australian Drug Foundation has found that three per cent of workers have sustained an injury after drinking too much at a work function - a figure that shows injuries or other incidents that expose employers to claims are highly probable at any work Christmas party.

An injured worker who made "unreasonable" return-to-work demands was unfairly sacked, but shouldn't be reinstated or paid compensation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

• Go home on time to improve work-life balance and health; and
  
• VWA issues advice on exposure standards and harvest safety.

The Federal Court has rejected an employer's claim that a worker's widow isn't entitled to compensation because the man's death was "inevitable".

• Workplace harassment driven by sense of entitlement, says police chief;
  
• NSW issues heat warning and small business safety guides; and
  
• WA employers told to establish coordinated cyclone plans.

Employers must ensure they have adequate resources to prevent or manage medical issues faced by workers who travel internationally - and it isn't just high-risk regions they need to worry about, US researchers have found.

• Employers urged to comply with RTW codes;
  
• "Little failures" cause major safety incidents;
  
• SafeWork debunks myths on "disallowed" codes and height rules; and
  
• WorkCover SA getting new name.