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A worker who claims he was falsely accused of a safety breach has been given the green light to pursue compensation from three companies under the discriminatory-conduct provisions of the harmonised WHS Act.

The High Court will determine whether a mesothelioma-related cause of action arises at the time asbestos is inhaled or when the symptoms of the disease become apparent, after an employer was granted special leave to appeal against a $425,000 damages award.

An employer that allowed a worker to wear gloves while operating plant has been fined $42,000, after her hand was dragged into the machine and her forearm was amputated.

An employer has successfully appealed the severity of an OHS fine, as well as an order requiring it to advertise its breach in a major newspaper.

An employer that failed to train a young employee to work safely at heights, resulting in him falling nearly six metres through a roof, has been handed a low OHS fine because of its high debts.

A major fast food employer that was fined in 2006, for failing to ensure an injured worker received adequate first aid and medical treatment, has been fined again for an almost identical breach, this time after a worker suffered third-degree burns.

A South Australian employer has been fined $78,000 for failing to train a young worker to isolate plant, after his arm was de-gloved while cleaning a valve. Also in this article, an unsafe employer and a workers' comp fraudster have been fined in Victoria.

A South Australian Supreme Court full bench has confirmed that employers should have known by the early 1960s that even "light" exposure to asbestos could be fatal.

An employer has been fined for failing to ensure a first-year apprentice, who was injured when an oil drum exploded, was aware of the dangers of using an angle grinder around solvents.

An employer that persevered with "weak" administrative controls after it was fined for safety breaches in 2009, has become the first entity to be successfully prosecuted under South Australia's harmonised WHS laws.