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• Man enters training undertaking in lieu of WHS prosecution;
  
• Workplace traffic management tips issued by OFSC; and
  
• SWA releases final part of major comparison report.

• ABCC launches safety and age discrimination cases;
  
• Labour-hire scheme with safety test commences in Vic; and
  
• Everything you need to know from January, February and March.

In this comprehensive report, OHS Alert reviews all the major WHS and workers' comp developments from the first quarter of 2019, including the unprecedented jailing of company directors, the outcomes of the national WHS review, and significant legislative changes in every jurisdiction.

Injured workers prescribed a combination of opioids and anti-depressants have higher than expected claims costs and lengths, according to a major study identifying warning signs of a costly claim.

Labour-hire companies across four industry sectors will be banned from operating in Australia if they commit serious WHS or workers' comp breaches, or if they can't prove compliance with workplace laws after past breaches, under a proposed registration scheme approved by the Federal Government.

The growing "megatrend" of adopting robotics and automated systems will improve workplace safety, but could have the unintended effect of eroding workers' ability to deal with hazards, a CSIRO analyst has warned conference delegates.

The biggest challenge for Australia's workers' comp schemes is making them work with the "reality" that an injured worker's return to work is a psychosocial rather than biomedical phenomenon, a national conference heard today.

Presumptive workers' compensation for first responders with PTSD and other psychological injuries will be harmonised across all Australian jurisdictions, presuming COAG agrees on recommendations from a national inquiry.

In this article, OHS Alert reviews all the major WHS and workers' comp developments from the final quarter of 2018, including the release of ISO 45001 as an Australian Standard, record-breaking safety fines and enforceable undertakings, and legislative changes.

A model WHS guide has been amended to reflect recent Federal and High Court rulings on entering workplaces to assist health and safety reps. Safe Work Australia has also released new guidance on identifying company officers and their duties, a major fatality report, and safety and workers' comp comparison reports.