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Simple strategies, such as walking over and talking to colleagues instead of emailing them, can significantly reduce the health risks posed by sedentary work, Comcare says in a new toolkit on the issue.

A day after the ACCC warned that thousands of popular Chinese cars imported into Australia are fitted with asbestos gaskets, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has released the Asbestos Management Review report, and listed many of the workplace and household objects that still contain the deadly substance.

The ACT will become the "work safety capital of Australia" under a plan to crack down on psychosocial hazards and provide levy-funded health and safety training, according to the Greens.

OHS shortcuts reduce business saleability, lawyers warn; Two more model Codes of Practice take effect; and Funds injected into workplace suicide-prevention program.

A new resources kit has been released to "address any lingering confusion" over the impact of harmonised work health and safety laws on the volunteer sector.

A new Safe Work Australia report has provided "solid proof" of the link between insecure work and unsafe working environments, unions say.

A spate of work-related suicides and rising stress rates have prompted the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and other international bodies, to call on employers to continue investing heavily in OHS, for both ethical and economic reasons.

"Harvesting" worker knowledge key to reducing risks; SA Greens call for introduction of WHS manslaughter provisions; ACT accused of undermining safety through procurement process; WorkSafe ACT releases guidance notes on workplace bullying and other issues; and Comcare updates rehab forms and learning modules.

Safe Work Australia could include - in its special stevedoring Code of Practice - a requirement to have safety observers in place for high-risk tasks. Also in this article, a community-based network has been established to tackle the high quad-bike-related fatality rate.

Employers warned about year-round heat hazards; NSW and Tasmania release high-risk-licence guides; New report shows high work fatality rate in March and in NSW; and WorkSafe Victoria announces safety "champions", updates fees schedule.