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Researchers have found that workers who have control over their work times sleep better and are more alert, but warn that flexible schedules can also have adverse health effects.

Employers must "empower" workers to choose not to answer their mobile phones while driving if they feel it is unsafe to talk on a hands-free device, or that pulling over is too risky, according to a road safety expert.

A Sydney man has been arrested and charged with the fraudulent supply of WHS induction cards to unqualified workers, in a joint operation between NSW and Federal Police.

Workers with psychopathic traits are common in the "upper echelons of the corporate world" and have a toxic impact on co-workers, emphasising the need for employers to undertake psychological screening, according to a forensic psychologist.

• Labour-hire agreement scrapped for safety reasons; and
  
• Further electrical incidents prompt additional safety warning.

Workers potentially exposed to asbestos fibres in the latest import debacle appear to have gotten a lucky break, having used PPE to guard against another hazardous substance.

Workers exposed to common bio-aerosols are prone to fatigue, in addition to respiratory symptoms like coughing, wheezing and nose congestion, according to European researchers.

Many workplace managers could be unwittingly forcing employees to unsafely use their mobile phones while driving, the National Road Safety Partnership Program has warned in launching a new guide on developing effective policies for phone use.

Nearly 50 per cent of workers are exposed to substances that cause or aggravate asthma, but incidents of occupational asthma can be all but wiped out through proper control measures, according to a new Safe Work Australia report.

A regulator has warned Pokémon GO players to stay clear of unsafe work sites, and called for employers to block their entry. It has also issued an average of nearly seven improvement notices per workplace during a recent safety blitz.