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• OHS-style duties announced for environment laws in Vic;
  
• Company and director fined over forged asbestos reports; and
  
• "Fit notes" now mandatory in SA.

Two employers have been ordered to pay an injured worker nearly $2 million in damages, after a court found his tasks weren't rotated because he was paired with an older man who refused to perform heavy work.

An employer has been fined $225,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by part of a 20-tonne truck, which had been propped on wooden blocks, while a regulator has urged PCBUs to review regulations for falling objects, after a worker was killed by a tailgate.

A coronial inquest into the death of a worker has recommended a seven-part safe system of work for mobile plant. Meanwhile, another coronial inquiry has warned against developing a cavalier approach to workplace safety over time, after a blasting fatality.

Two employers have been fined, while another company and a manager have been charged, after a worker was scalped and another sustained serious burns in an explosion. Meanwhile, a regulator has called for employers to prioritise safety, after Victoria experienced its worst year for fatalities in nearly a decade.

• Sacked abusive worker ordered to pay FWC bill;
  
• Workers' comp amendments receive assent in Vic;
  
• Alerts and warnings issued in four states; and
  
• Three agencies appoint new chiefs.

Two employers could not have prevented a worker from making the mistake that caused his injury by providing him additional instructions, an appeal court has found in quashing the man's damages claim.

A recent $180,000 fatality fine has sent a stark reminder of the need to provide extra attention and training to young workers, especially during the "silly season", a regulator says. Meanwhile, an employer has been fined after a truck with a defective alarm rolled backwards and killed a man.

Employers that respond to a safety breach by developing officer due diligence strategies are more likely to be permitted to enter an enforceable undertaking instead of being prosecuted, according to employment lawyers.

An OHS regulator has busted a range of myths about what workers can and can't do under safety laws in the lead up to Christmas, while a lawyer has advised employers to press ahead with "good behaviour" emails for work functions, despite these messages being widely mocked by staff.