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• NSW amends heavy vehicle safety regulations;
  
• Qld launches truck-safety plan as NT drug rules commence;
  
• Qld's mirror marine safety laws get green light; and
  
• SA amends radiation regulations.

The South Australian Government is facing increasing pressure from all sides of politics to reverse the "harsh" 30 per cent whole person impairment threshold in its Return to Work Act. Meanwhile, South Australia has established a new IR body to replace the SafeWork SA Advisory Council and two other committees.

NSW has updated seven of its mirror WHS Codes of Practice to reflect changes that Safe Work Australia made to the model versions of the documents earlier this year.

• Employers warned of risk "normalisation" after bee attack;
  
• Eleven national employers profit from Comcare licence extensions; and
  
• SA redefines "construction project" in WHS Regulations.

• One hundred changes made to Commonwealth WHS Regulations; and
  
• Multiple workers' comp and safety changes taking effect in SA.

• More workers caught drug-driving in 2015 AUSTRANS blitz; and
  
• National rail safety changes coming soon.

• Retrospective WHS Bill divides SA Parliament; and
  
• Greens open to higher penalties in manslaughter Bill.

• SA to debate WHS industrial manslaughter Bill; and
  
• Five major injury causes identified on Steel Safety Day.

• Worker wasn't sacked for complaining to safety regulator; and
  
• Blood-test Bill protects all emergency workers in SA.

• New regulations for dangerous substances commence in SA; and
  
• WA targets dangerous goods transporters and releases guidance.