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OHS Alert publishes the most comprehensive quarterly updates on WHS and workers' comp developments in Australia. This edition revisits all the major legislative developments and cases in every jurisdiction from January, February and March 2017.

• NSW launches WHS mentor program and issues alerts;
  
• SWA releases soaring fatality toll and workers' comp stats; and
  
• Many work structures not built for conditions, DMP warns.

Safety regulators conduct nearly 200,000 "workplace interventions" a year, but the efficacy of these interventions hinges on "an open partnership" between regulators, legislators, businesses and worker representatives, Safe Work Australia says.

Injured workers will be entitled to two lump sum payments, insurers will be subjected to tighter surveillance guidelines and disputes will be resolved in a "one stop shop", under recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into the NSW workers' comp scheme.

• High fines for infection-control breaches coming to Qld;
  
• Employers urged to get free WHS advice in SA; and
  
• Comcare supports anti-bullying day, releases major stats report.

Employers have been urged to ensure their contractors have the skills to manage fatigue, after three companies were found liable for a worker's car-crash injuries and $1.25 million damages bill.

Injured workers from large organisations are more likely to feel supported than their small-business counterparts, but less likely to believe their workplace suggestions are taken seriously or their managers are committed to safety, new research has shown.

• Dreamworld tragedy prompts safety blitz;
  
• SWA releases fatality toll and compensation comparison; and
  
• Australia adopts ISO refrigeration Standards.

• Emergency services urged to "contain" negligence claims; and
  
• Inquiry told of workers' comp rorts and shoddy accommodation.

A poor relationship between an employee and their supervisor is one of the major barriers to a successful return to work after injury, a Comcare literature review has found.