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Lower-level managers are more likely than their senior counterparts to be in the stress "danger zone", placing their health - and the effectiveness of their organisation - at risk, Swedish researchers have found.

In a bid to change workers' attitudes towards their health and wellbeing, Alzheimer's Australia ACT has put its hopes in a blender.

A new guide on promoting mental health and wellbeing at work has busted a host of myths surrounding workers with mental illness, and explains how leaders can recognise and respond to mental ill health.

Employers are only seeing the "tip of the iceberg" of workers' compensation claims for body and mental stress injuries arising from sedentary work, according to physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier.

Employers can reduce injuries, and motivate workers, by developing safety training materials through an "iterative five-pronged approach", underpinned by a comprehensive needs assessment, researchers have shown.

Introducing a number of health and wellbeing initiatives - such as flu vaccinations - after receiving a government grant, has dramatically reduced a roofing business's absence rates, according to one of its owners.

Employers have been advised to take four steps to reduce the work risks associated with drugs and alcohol, with substance use being linked to a high percentage of workplace injuries and deaths.

Employers that invest in improving their workers' mental health are more productive and innovative, and more likely to recruit and retain "the best and brightest people", says mental health advocate Professor Allan Fels.

Comprehensive wellness programs that shift the focus from the cause of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to changing workers' attitudes, significantly reduce the risk of work-related pain among staff, according to Canadian researchers.

Smokers cost employers thousands in absences and cigarette breaks, study finds; and Victoria and South Australia release safety guides on ladders, lead, high-risk work and stretching exercises.