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The NSW District Court has been taking as "stern" a view of safety breaches as the IRC did before it, but there appears to be a trend towards defending charges to test the Court's interpretation of the OHS and WHS Acts, according to Henry Davis York lawyers.

New research casts doubt on the merits of providing workplace exercise facilities, finding no evidence they increase employees' physical activity levels.

Avoid relying solely on workplace testing to tackle drug use, urges expert; and Essential safety news from five jurisdictions.

An employer that failed to secure a cage to a forklift for work at heights has been fined $45,000, after a worker fell 1.7m from the cage when it tipped over.

Workplace bullying policies and procedures aren't working, and employers need a new approach instead of "putting their heads in the sand" and thinking everything will be OK, professional speaker and trainer Blythe Rowe says.

Essential Energy slammed for delaying introduction of defibrillators following death; New resource helps employers tackle suicide; Notifiable fatalities monthly report and workers' comp guide released; and DMP announces new dangerous goods and petroleum safety director.

An employer's workers' comp premium has plummeted from $2.7 million to less than $1 million in five years, after it completely overhauled its health and safety system.

The number of serious injury claims per year is continuing to drop, but the average amount of time lost from work keeps rising, according to a new Safe Work Australia report. The agency has also released a report that recommends changing the workplace lead exposure limits in the model WHS Regulations.

An employer and a worker have been charged with the most serious of offences under the model WHS laws, for reckless conduct leading to an employee's death.

Employment Minister Eric Abetz has appointed prominent safety lawyer Barry Sherriff as the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission's new chair and has also installed a new CEO at Comcare from 23 August.