Safe Work Australia's new deemed diseases report, which is designed to inform workers' comp laws and prevention strategies, includes a number of diseases that aren't included in the work-related diseases lists currently used in the states and territories.
An employer breached consumer laws in making unsubstantiated claims that one of its products complied with global safety regulations and didn't contain a carcinogen, a full Federal Court has ruled.
The state and territory governments have agreed to a four-year national plan to remove the riskiest asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) from the built environment - as opposed to removing all ACMs within a designated timeframe - while safety regulators have issued more warnings on asbestos-containing imported products.
Employers that exposed workers to asbestos in the past could be faced with a new raft of damages claims, after French researchers found the hazardous substance causes a range of digestive cancers.
The Queensland Government has promised to introduce domestic violence leave, tackle workplace bullying, and adopt all recommendations of an independent review of sexual harassment and bullying among firefighters.
Employers should target vascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure and smoking, to reduce the high risk of stroke among employees who work long hours, according to an international study of more than 600,000 workers.
Employers can combat the growing phenomenon of work-related cyberbullying by training workers to be more optimistic and resilient, as well as training them in email etiquette, Australian researchers say.
A coroner has slammed a company director's poor knowledge of electrical safety requirements, and a safety inspector for failing to shut down a construction site's power source, during an inquest into a young worker's death.
Employers urgently need to develop specific workplace interventions for both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, according to Canadian researchers, who describe the issue as a "significant form of workplace violence".
