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A Western Australian employer is no longer required to pay $1 million in damages to a worker who was injured on a step, after the Court of Appeal found the stair complied with the Building Code of Australia.

The Federal Government will consider developing national legislation, similar to Victoria's Brodie's law, during a parliamentary inquiry into the "scourge" of workplace bullying.

Workplace "wellbeing" programs could be more tightly controlled, and industrial-manslaughter provisions added to the Work Health and Safety Act, under initiatives flagged in a draft ACTU policy paper.

Safe Work Australia has today released five new model Codes of Practice - on such topics as traffic management and working near electrical lines - for a 12-week public-comment period.

The Commonwealth Road Safety Remuneration Bill will become law, after passing through the Upper House late last night with support from Labor, the Greens and independent Senator Nick Xenophon.

Controversial Safe Rates Bill passes through Parliament; ACT Greens launch survey to gauge extent of workplace bullying; and Personal injury awards open.

Safe Work Australia members have endorsed by majority six further model Codes of Practice, but the controversial Code on preventing and responding to workplace bullying is yet to be finalised.

"Explicit" OHS commitment needed for Government tenders; Workplace cultures improved with suicide-prevention strategies; and Q-COMP and WorkSafe ACT awards open today.

When it comes to tackling fatigue, OHS professionals tend to focus on shift workers, but new Australian research shows that thousands of parents who work standard hours are frequently exhausted and vulnerable to injury.

Safety laws for trucking, firefighting and police sectors progress; and Essential safety news from around Australia.