A NSW police officer, who received little support from her employer after a co-worker and close friend committed suicide, has been awarded workers' compensation for a psychological injury on appeal.
Two new studies on nanotechnology have outlined how to control emissions resulting from the machining of composites - that do or don't contain nanomaterials - and avoid explosions involving metal nanopowders, which have caused workplace deaths.
Insurer QBE has rejected allegations that NSW workers' comp claims will be processed by clerks in the Philippines under a plan to move hundreds of jobs overseas. Also in this article, the ACTU has called for regulators to enforce risk assessments for quad bikes.
A worker who claimed he developed tinnitus after being exposed to a "very loud" colleague, who often "cackled" at a nearby desk, has had his workers' compensation claim dismissed.
PM promises bullying-related Fair Work change by July; New regulations for dependants of dust-disease victims begin soon; Rail Safety National Law Bill introduced in Victoria; and Road Safety Remuneration rules take effect.
The high number of workers' comp claims lodged in Queensland every year could be nearly halved under an amended system for reporting injuries, according to a Q-COMP plan available for public comment.
An employer has successfully appealed a decision to grant a severely disabled Northern Territory worker more than $270,000 in past care services received from his family, after the Court of Appeal found his family wasn't paid to care for him.
Victorian premiums likely to stay low in light of solid WorkSafe results; Comcare commits to compliance checks under draft HSR plan; and Comcare work health and safety awards open.
Injuries sustained by a dump truck operator in a car crash during a 120km journey to work weren't work-related, a full Tasmanian Supreme Court has confirmed in rejecting an insurer's appeal.
A new Safe Work Australia report has found that in the eight years to June 2011, some 356 workers were killed on Australian farms - about 17 per cent of all worker fatalities.
