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The High Court has delivered an important ruling for transport companies and insurers that further clarifies the issue of whether an injury is covered under workers compensation or motor accidents legislation.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned unions against using OHS issues as a lever in industrial matters.

A Parliamentary committee has recommended that the Senate pass the Federal Government's industrial manslaughter exemption bill.

A new study shows construction workers begin sustaining long-term hearing damage in their first three years of work.

A Queensland company that failed to have in place a system for removing by-products has been found negligent for failing to ensure safe access to a workplace.

A NSW employer has received a relatively low fine after a fatality, with the NSW IRC in Court Session finding the case was another example of finding "gaps" in an otherwise good safety system.

National: Misconceptions about employing disabled workers; Latest guides and safety alerts; Commonwealth: Act aims to improve efficiency of AAT; ACT: New Act tightens grounds for issue of prohibition notices; and Victoria: New information sheets on OHS Act.

A full bench of the SA Workers Compensation Tribunal has ruled a worker who received compensation for a journey accident and then subsequently received a common law settlement for a second accident, did not receive double compensation.

Commonwealth: AAT finds keyboard use, not pregnancy, caused carpal tunnel syndrome; NSW: Occupier not liable for specialist maintenance worker's injury; and SA: Fingertip amputation considered "minor" risk.

WorkCover NSW is having increasing success in actions against the suppliers of unsafe equipment, most recently prosecuting a company that sold an inadequately guarded fence post driving machine.