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European researchers have identified a range of factors that increase the well-known high risk of lung cancer from welding.

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Female workers exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are at increased risk of menstrual disorders and other health problems like fatigue, Chinese researchers have found.

Six cases of the incurable work-related disease black lung have now been confirmed in Queensland, and the State Government has announced a five-point plan to identify and prevent the condition.

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• Notorious electrical cables expected to break this summer.

Three cases of the incurable work-related disease black lung, wiped out in Australia decades ago, have been reported in Queensland, prompting calls for mandatory, regular chest x-rays for mine workers.

A coalition of business leaders has released a new guide explaining how employers can significantly reduce the prevalence and impact of domestic violence through a three-level model. Also in this article, the Fair Work Commission has rejected an appeal against a domestic-violence-related ruling.

A young Sydney lawyer, who like thousands of his colleagues struggled with depression at the outset of his career, has explained in a new book how to unwind when you're "stressed at [your] desk".

An investigation into the deaths of two mine workers has found that managers neglected to consider international research that identified the risk that caused the fatal incident.