With hand washing still considered a key measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces, a timely study has highlighted the importance of skin surveillance, using hand cream and having access to good quality hand care products at work.
An organisation that implemented new administrative and engineering controls, in response to two workers contracting a deadly lung disease, improved health outcomes in just two years, health and safety researchers have found.
European occupational health researchers have identified the most common types of workplace conflicts that cause psychological injuries to the individuals exposed to them.
Using a two-pronged strategy, and creating "protected time" for wellness education and training, helped improve work-life balance and reduce stress and bullying among workers with high demands, an Australian study has found.
An organisation's safety climate and policies from top management levels can be undermined or enhanced by supervisors' words and actions, which workers rely on for guidance, according to researchers.
Researchers have identified links between common workplace chemicals and motor neuron disease, showing the need for safer alternatives, and between the occupational use of disinfectants among pregnant workers and childhood allergies.
The risk of workers requiring shoulder surgery can triple from exposure to a common form of workplace exertion, which must be managed, researchers have found.
A case report on a Scandinavian firefighter with melanoma has highlighted the dangers of a banned but still prevalent hazardous substance, and the need to assess the interaction of multiple workplace risk factors and the effectiveness of PPE.
Employers that maintain a positive "COVID-19 safety climate" curb "moral disengagement" where workers rationalise irresponsible actions that harm others, a timely study has shown.
Australian workers are using cocaine at "unprecedented" levels, and employers are being urged to implement interventions to safeguard workers, prevent safety incidents and tackle workplace drug use cultures.
