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• The 10 principles of "good work design";
  
• SWMS myths dispelled in new fact sheet; and
  
• Rail Safety Week begins today.

Australian researchers have warned that long working hours contribute to poor mental health and need to be regulated, but the Productivity Commission's draft workplace relations report, released yesterday, found that current restrictions are adequate.

The authors of a $1.3 million study on quad bike stability have rejected "active riding" as a reliable rollover-prevention strategy, and found that no tested quads achieved better than three out of five stars under a proposed safety-rating system. Meanwhile, the Queensland Coroner has completed phase two of an inquest into nine quad bike fatalities.

Labour-hire firms are being advised never to rely solely on a host organisation's risk assessments, while host PCBUs are being encouraged to openly communicate and consult with labour-hire firms.

The death of a worker who accidentally overdosed on painkillers has prompted a coroner to recommend employers provide better support to employees with health problems.

The inquiry into allegations of bullying against Victorian Small Business Minister Adem Somyurek - who resigned yesterday - considered the merits of referring the matter to police for investigation and prosecution under "Brodie's law", a Government report has revealed.

• FWC refuses to make findings on blocked bullying claim;
  
• Coroner warns of "likely" deaths under vehicles; and
  
• SWA reports lower death toll.

Employers urgently need to develop specific workplace interventions for both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, according to Canadian researchers, who describe the issue as a "significant form of workplace violence".

The majority of Australia's biggest mining companies and banks have strategies for improving their employees' mental health and wellbeing, but few of them publicly disclose whether the initiatives work, according to a new report.

A world-first study on occupational exposure to diesel fumes has found that while biodiesel emissions contain fewer particulates than traditional fuel, they cause the same degree of respiratory inflammation associated with lung cancer.