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• New WHS fines, bans and threshold for silica confirmed in NSW;
  
• SWA releases 30 new work health monitoring guides; and
  
• New on-the-spot fines for rest-break breaches introduced.

• NSW tweaks WHS Codes, investigates deaths, releases RTW paper;
  
• Work operations suspended, as safety laws amended for Qld DV victims; and
  
• Strategies for tackling musculoskeletal disorders released in WA.

• WHS amendments including diesel threshold coming to NSW; and
  
• Employers urged to impose their own low silica threshold.

• PCBU and officer's systems failed to ensure customer's safety; and
  
• Safety management plans mandatory after NSW festivals Bill assented.

• WHS regulations amended in two jurisdictions; and
  
• Three priority industries dominate fatality toll.

NSW has jumped the gun on the other harmonised jurisdictions by introducing a WHS Amendment Bill that increases fines through a penalty unit system, prohibits insurance against safety fines and facilitates work-related manslaughter prosecutions.

• NSW halving exposure limit, Greens call for product ban; and
  
• Stored energy and ladder warnings issued after two fatalities.

• Workplace resources released ahead of WHS month; and
  
• New presumptive laws crackdown on unsafe phone use in NSW.

The NSW Government has confirmed it is considering amending the State WHS Act to make it "stronger" and easier to prosecute offences, while regulators have issued alerts with prevention strategies after a series of workplace fatalities and other incidents.

• Hazardous chemical site plan, templates and guide released;
  
• Chemicals Bill streamlines agvet system, introduces new sanctions;
  
• Environment laws with WHS clause pass in NT;
  
• Workers' comp changes protect more workers in ACT; and
  
• NSW amends slow-down safety laws.