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• Safety fine quadrupled after expert submission on dust; and
  
• New WHS clauses and Codes being enforced in ACT.

• NSW releases WHS tips for Xmas stress, reviews more Codes;
  
• Assessment tool encouraged in NT's draft psychosocial Code; and
  
• Vic injury Bill passes LA without premium-freeze proposal.

A burnout study of nearly 7,000 workers across 2,000 companies has highlighted the importance of supplying workers with reliable technology, and technical assistance, to help them maintain their mental health and productivity.

An employer has been ordered to pay more than $268,000 in damages and compensation to a harassed and victimised worker, with a court rejecting its claim its director's overtures towards the worker, who developed a psychiatric injury, were not s-xual in nature.

A worker's act of sharing offensive material with a group of colleagues on social media involved "abject stupidity", but his conduct was not sufficiently connected to his employment to warrant his dismissal, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found.

A leading workplace lawyer has urged employers not to leave difficult-to-manage workplace behaviours and conflicts unchecked, exposing workers to the risk of psychological injuries.

Making workers feel trusted when they work from home is key to reducing stress and burnout, while well-equipped home workspaces are also extremely beneficial, a study has found.

A major annual WHS survey has revealed the issues keeping duty holders "awake at night", as well as alarming gaps in awareness of air and health monitoring obligations relating to hazardous substances, which are present in more than half of all workplaces.

A leading legal expert on technology and the workplace has warned of the WHS risks and implications of using "bossware" to track workers' productivity, including that it can trigger cease-work orders under safety laws.

Eliminating physical hazards will not eliminate musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), a leading ergonomics researcher has warned, challenging how WHS practitioners often conceptualise and implement risk management programs for the widespread safety issue.