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Victorian employer handed hefty safety fine for scaffolding breach; South Australian employer fined for confined-space confusion; and Comcare reports falling funds and increasing premiums.

WorkSafe Victoria has warned that it has doubled its prosecution rate in recent months, and is urging employers to "find and fix" workplace hazards before inspectors discover them.

Employers have been urged to consult with workers on safety issues and conduct regular reviews, after a second Victorian employer in a matter of days was handed a significant fatality-related fine.

A Victorian principal contractor that failed to ensure a structure was stable during construction has been fined $350,000, after it collapsed and killed a worker.

A workplace supervisor could spend up to 20 months in a Victorian prison for failing to ensure the safety of a young worker, who was killed after being directed by the supervisor to drive an overloaded truck with faulty brakes down a steep slope.

FWA finds in favour of mandatory drug and alcohol tests; and Western Australia's safest employers announced.

The tragic death of a truck driver on his second day at work highlights the dangers of informal on-the-job training, a South Australian magistrate has stressed in fining an employer $136,000.

Proposed regulations to protect OHS whistleblowers; Employer fined for failing to follow instructions after worker loses sight; and Northern Territory to introduce harmonised Bill later this month.

Worker handed record safety fine over Aboriginal elder's death; NSW promises tougher laws after Orica spill deemed "not serious"; and Supervisor's unsafe act a lesson to high-risk industries.

A NSW employer that appointed inexperienced site coordinators for a construction project has been fined $300,000, after workers were left "totally exposed" to the risk of falling. Also in this article, an employer has been fined $90,000 after a worker fell 14 metres.