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Exposure to carcinogens during work isn't limited to occupations traditionally associated with hazardous substances, such as mining, according to a Western Australian study, which found white-collar workers are also at risk.

An independent investigation into incidents of "unreasonable behaviour" within the CSIRO has outlined how the organisation can reverse its workplace culture, where victims of bullying are perceived as being at fault, through a "small but very significant" policy shift.

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.

A worker whose back pain - caused by prolonged periods of sitting at his desk - flared up when he coughed at home, has been awarded workers' compensation. Also in this article, a worker whose psych injury was caused by a coaching session has been denied compensation.

The risk posed by a protruding door handle on a cupboard in an office was obvious and could have been eliminated by an employer "without undue difficulty or expense", a Queensland judge has found in upholding a worker's damages claim.

A Telstra worker has been awarded compensation for tenosynovitis, after the AAT found the use of a keyboard and mouse at work contributed to his injury. Also in this article, a worker has won her bid to be compensated for her eighth operation.