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Seven kinds of cancer have been added to the list of cancers, in the Commonwealth Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, which are presumed to be caused by firefighting duties.

• Second duty holder fined over reversing-plant fatality;
  
• WHS inspectors wearing cameras, WHS changes commencing;
  
• Resources sector launches anti-harassment campaign; and
  
• New safety guide helps councils deal with asbestos risks.

Employers have been reminded of their legislative duty to take all reasonably practicable steps to identify all asbestos-containing materials in their workplaces, and pointed to a recent safety prosecution that shows the application of the law extends beyond the demolition and construction industries.

• Zero tolerance warning comes with new NSW WHS fines; and
  
• WHS Regulation for mines etc amended in NSW.

• Qld applies additional WHS rules to new psychosocial clauses; and
  
• On-the-spot fines applied to more WHS offences in NSW.

• Inquiry into companies' responses to major explosion announced;
  
• Lung diseases and asbestos targeted by Qld grants and workplace audits; and
  
• Clarified WHS Code takes effect in Qld.

• WHS intimidation fine and fatality alerts issued in Qld;
  
• New stair-height rule commences under Qld WHS Code;
  
• WHS changes and criminal checks commencing in NSW;
  
• Truck-fire-prevention guide should be used by all fleets: NSW EPA; and
  
• Occupational licensing arrangements tweaked in NT.

• Current workplace silica exposures to cause 10,400 lung cancers: Curtin; and
  
• WHS Regulation amended with new silica and GHS rules in ACT.

• Express dust ban with $1.5m WHS fine introduced in SA; and
  
• New WHS guidance covers crystalline silica risks.

• ILO's WHS decision to have direct impact on workers; and
  
• Product bans and WHS changes flagged by NSW dust inquiry.