A major law firm is targeting body, mind, culture and place through a holistic wellbeing program with strategies ranging from "desk stretch cards" to vicarious trauma training, and its employees are reaping the rewards with reductions in depression, stress and anxiety.
Eating badly can be as bad for workers' alertness and safety outcomes as sleep deprivation, according to a leading dietitian who urges employers to "make the healthy choice the easy choice" in workplaces.
A beleaguered aerospace giant's safety reporting system discourages staff reports through fear of retaliation, while many workers are unaware of the operation of, or their place in, the company's safety management system, a major review has found.
A Medibank trial giving workers "the gift" of time recouped from fewer meetings, more autonomy and saying no to less-value work, has decreased stress levels and significantly reduced sick leave in some workers, according to a senior executive.
A local council's innovative contractor management system (CMS) has dramatically improved its safety communication and messaging processes and compliance activities, a spokesperson has revealed.
Successfully implementing safety technologies like artificial intelligence surveillance requires employers to overcome the mistrust of workers who believe it will be misused by managers, Australia Post's safety and wellbeing general manager says of his organisation's experience.
"Every single" incident of workplace harm is preventable and "a great deal of liability" circles company leaders who fail to proactively address safety issues, the head of a WHS regulator has told the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
A six-week "physical induction" to get new workers into the right condition to perform their role safely is one critical part of Australia Post's "endeavour" to prevent "predictable" injuries.
A company that transformed crucial safety information into visual form, to make it more accessible and inclusive, improved its workforce's comprehension of safety protocols, its health and safety director says.
An employer is creating mutually respectful relationships between workers and clients with initiatives such as a code of conduct for the latter, to curb the psychological harm from escalating customer aggression, its general manager of people and culture says.