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• Transition to new chemical safety system starting soon;
  
• New safety and rehab regulations made for ADF members; and
  
• Rail safety functions and drug rules in Vic transferred to ONRSR.

Duty holders that engage in reckless conduct during the manufacture, transport or storage of dangerous goods could be fined $6.4 million or jailed for 10 years, under new Victorian laws. The move comes after firefighters called for tougher penalties and a "pro-charge" policy to crack down on the "stash and burn business model" in the waste industry.

More than 300 high-risk workplaces will be targeted, work processes will be banned and workers' comp laws could be overhauled, under "unprecedented" silica-dust strategies unveiled in Victoria. Meanwhile, regulators have issued warnings after a series of life-threatening crane incidents and fatalities.

• Ladder fall results in full arm amputation, $120k fine;
  
• Work-related DV guide and patient-ratio Regs released; and
  
• Free videos help injured workers prepare for treatment.

• Labour-hire scheme with OHS rules commences in 8 weeks;
  
• Host fined $100k in OHS case affected by new labour-hire scheme; and
  
• Industrial manslaughter laws progress in Vic.

• Workplace first-aid changes boost emergency response;
  
• New WHS Code takes effect in NSW;
  
• Alerts issued after Brazil disaster, other incidents; and
  
• Vic amendments remove unsafe loophole for nursing.

• Families contributing to workplace manslaughter reforms;
  
• Missing beeper and beacon constitute OHS breach; and
  
• NSW launches eToolkit to improve young workers' safety.

Victoria will introduce industrial manslaughter laws, Australia's highest maximum work safety fine of more than $16 million, and special workers' comp benefits for emergency workers, after Labor retained power in Saturday's State election.

• Unsafe employers and supervisor fined;
  
• National risk standard and Vic safety regulations commence; and
  
• New laws underpin ACT's workers' comp self-insurance licence.

• New WHS plan comes out of Dreamworld-prompted review;
  
• Safety strategies target festivals and childcare in NSW and WA;
  
• OHS amendments exempt mines from MHF rules in Vic; and
  
• Best WHS systems and cultures announced in Tas.