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White-collar workers are more likely than their blue-collar counterparts to suffer thoracic spine pain, French researchers have found.

The Fair Work Commission has received far fewer applications than expected under its new anti-bullying jurisdiction, but it has received more than 100,000 enquiries on the issue, and the application rate is gradually increasing, according to its annual report.

A PCBU's incident-response plan should include processes for contacting safety regulators and the media, and establishing legal professional privilege, according to an employment and safety lawyer.

A major employer has slashed the injury rate in one of its businesses by introducing journey management plans, a safety ownership program and other initiatives, according to its latest sustainability report.

Reducing suicide rates under Mates in Construction's suicide-prevention strategy is not only good for workers and their families, but saves industry and government millions of dollars, according to a report.

• SWA to transform WHS reporting under 10-year plan; and
  
• New workers' comp laws coming soon in WA.

An organisation has slashed its incident-related costs by 93 per cent, by giving "peer groups" more control over safety decisions and targets, a conference has heard.

A major mining company that introduced 12 "life-saving choices" under its fatality-prevention program has reduced its total recordable injury frequency rate by 21 per cent, but two of its contractors were killed in 2013-14.

Many Australian workers believe employers are 'letting them down' by not taking health and wellbeing seriously, while nearly one in four workers in some industries believe their jobs are making them ill, a new study has found.

• Exposure to vehicle exhaust damaging workers' DNA; and
  
• Fatality reports released as national work toll tops 135.