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An employer directly discriminated against a pregnant employee by sending her irate text messages while she was in the work toilet with morning sickness, a tribunal has found.

A Victorian employer that directed an incompetent truck driver to conduct a hazardous unloading task has been ordered to pay the "lion's share" of another worker's $1.3 million damages bill.

• Another drum explosion, another safety conviction;
  
• WorkSafe releases gas-cylinder guidance and alerts; and
  
• NSW releases draft WHS Code on electrical risks in mines.

A Western Australian employer has been fined over a crane collision that caused a contractor to suffer complete paraplegia, and that could have been prevented with a $2000 investment.

• Director sentenced to home detention for NZ safety breach;
  
• Victorian individual fined after contractor burnt; and
  
• Safe Rates Tribunal launches two inquiries.

• Victoria launches review into WorkSafe and TAC;
  
• Employer handed $24k bill after truck-loading incident;
  
• WorkSafe WA outlines safety rules for slinging loads;
  
• WorkCover NSW flags special Code for horse work; and
  
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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.

• Employers fined $450k over death after worker's concerns ignored;
  
• WorkCover psychiatrist lied to keep patients in hospital; and
  
• Agencies issue safety advice for new year.

• Employers fined $265k after death and conveyor incidents;
  
• Males dominate injury stats as claims costs increase; and
  
• SWA releases information sheets for construction sector.

A worker who suffered a severe mental disorder, after being bullied and accused of theft and a violent act, has been granted leave to sue two non-profit organisations for damages.