Browsing: Noise


WED
3:27PM


TUE
11:00AM

Fourteen common occupational risks, and 40 pairs of hazards, linked to major health problem

Employers have been urged to consider the multiplicative effects that exposure to multiple occupational hazards - ranging from night work and noise to solvents and heavy metals - have on the development of one of the world's most common serious health conditions, with a unique study finding the risks arise even with low-level exposures.


TUE
2:02PM

Customer-endangerment charges; Safety blitzes; more

  • Company charged with endangering customers, after fatality;
  • Inspectors issue hundreds of WHS notices in three-day blitz; and
  • WHS resources for new audiometric duties in NSW released.



MON
1:58PM

Workplace injury and cancer concerns raised by analyses

Poor adherence to safety regulations and exposure to diesel emissions - even at levels below recommended thresholds - have been linked, by two studies, to an increased risk of injuries and biological changes that can lead to cancer.


FRI
3:25PM


THU
2:05PM

Workers need protection from fertility risks like heat

Employers can reduce the occupational risks to workers' reproductive health by reducing their exposure to heat, noise and chemicals, a global literature review has found.


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