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NSW introduces WHS transition Bill, confirms move away from Industrial Court; and Victoria's safest employers and workers announced.

A South Australian regulator has warned that some OHS duty holders currently campaigning against the harmonisation of work health and safety laws might not be complying with current safety requirements.

Federal Labor MPs have urged opponents of the model WHS Act not to forget the workers who "fall through the cracks" under current safety laws, but the Liberal Party has warned that the absence of the word "control" in the definition of "reasonably practicable" could create a legal vacuum.

Employers will save money and improve safety if they are prepared for harmonisation by January, regardless of what happens in Victoria and Western Australia, an OHS lawyer says. Meanwhile, another lawyer has warned employers to beware of the many "hidden differences" between the current and new safety laws.

Scrapping status quo mine safety laws will save employers millions: RIS; Encourage staff to "swap it" and ride to work; Emotional resilience urged during Mental Health Week; and WorkCover NSW develops online premium estimator.

"Fake" WorkSafe psychologist jailed for five years; Builders back Victoria's "odd" harmonisation demands; WA premiums to increase for the second time in three months; and Queensland mining sector announces falling injury rate, issues three safety alerts.

Safe Work Australia has released harmonisation guides on the interpretation and application of the terms PCBU and "reasonably practicable", and on the duties of officers. It has also found that nearly one in three employees in high-risk industries "get so involved" in their work they forget about safety.

Harmonisation in turmoil as Victoria demands 12-month delay; and South Australian employers promised lower premiums under proposed incentive laws.

A union boss has outlined two reasons why employers should embrace entry rights under the model Work Health and Safety Act, as the South Australian Government slams claims that the proposed laws create uncertainty over workplace control.

Western Australian Government's "ridiculous" claim putting workers at risk; WA appoints 27 new safety inspectors, cuts age tests for licences; and Warning issued after worker falls to death through unguarded floor.