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Two employers and a worker have been fined for safety breaches after incidents involving unlicensed forklift and crane operators, while Western Australian regulators have issued a series of dangerous-goods alerts.

An employer that failed to properly assess the risks associated with moving heavy objects has been fined $130,000, after a worker was crushed to death.

• Don't forget injured workers over Christmas, regulator warns;
  
• "Squeaky clean" policy fails to prevent drum explosion; and
  
• Widespread safety breaches found in Coles blitz.

An employer that was sued for damages after an apprentice suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body at a work birthday party has now been fined for safety breaches. Meanwhile, another employer has been fined after a worker was fatally crushed by a 1.2-tonne crate.

• Employer fined $285k over fatal explosion;
  
• High fine and costs for labour-hire worker's death; and
  
• Fatality caused by lack of training and risk assessment.

In a long-running dispute, a superior court has found that a worker with occupational asthma has a 40 per cent degree of disability, and is entitled to sue his employer for damages.

• Rio subsidiary and individual fined over death and fall; and
  
• WA reveals January 2017 plan for WHS Act and GHS.

• Lack of emergency procedures ends in death and fine; and
  
• Injured worker handed $4k bill for "unfathomable" claims.

• Open window results in $120k safety fine;
  
• Employers fined over fatalities, burns and crush injuries; and
  
• Employer fined for two height-safety breaches after one fall.

• Six "hidden" sources of asbestos exposure; and
  
• Worker fined for crane-safety breach.