Roles demanding a high level of responsibility and control can reduce work stress among employees with "hard-driving" personalities, Finnish researchers have found.
Women workers required to stand for more than two hours at a time and men who regularly climb stairs are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis, a study has found.
Workers given a "voice" in the planning, implementation and review of OHS management are more likely to take ownership of and comply with safety standards, saving employers thousands of dollars in workers' compensation costs, a conference heard yesterday.
Most employers have a reactive approach to illness management, but those that actively promote health and wellbeing are three times more likely to be productive, a Right Management survey has found.
Wellbeing researchers have urged employers to be more proactive about health after finding sick-leave absences of more than four consecutive days increased the likelihood of future "episodes".
A Finnish study exploring the relationship between work-related allergies and quality of life has found that although continuing occupational exposure to allergens decreases quality of life, symptoms diminish or cease once workplace exposure stops.
High sick-leave and presenteeism rates associated with low back pain (LBP) are often driven by "misguided" beliefs about the limiting nature of the condition, according to Swiss researchers, who say employers must promote more positive and accurate information on working with LBP.
Workers with a history of low-level asbestos exposure have an increased risk of cancer if they are also exposed to asbestos-material substitutes, Canadian researchers have found.
