Advances in light technology mean inexpensive ceiling lights can slow the decline of alertness and mental performance during night work, potentially reducing the risk of accidents and injuries, European researchers say.
The upcoming commencement of workplace manslaughter legislation coincides with a period of unprecedented regulatory activity and record-high inspection numbers, Victorian duty holders have been warned. Meanwhile, an employer has been charged with illegally stockpiling chemicals, and safety regulators have issued coronavirus and fatality alerts.
Allowing workers to work in water-damaged and mouldy buildings puts them at risk of developing a "plethora" of symptoms and debilitating illnesses, researchers have found. They warn the symptoms are often overlooked.
Employers have been urged to review their rostering practices and introduce strategies to improve team dynamics and efficiency, after an Australian study found junior doctors who work long hours are at high risk of suicidal ideation.
A young worker unaccustomed to full-time employment and early starts was fatigued from work when he crashed his car and died on his way home from work, a commission has found.
Workplaces are being urged to implement oral health programs to prevent gum disease: a "silent" condition that can have serious impacts on workers' mental health and physical fitness for work.
A team of sleep disorder experts has identified a simple strategy for sleeping between night shifts that can reduce the risk of fatigue and safety incidents at work.
An electrocardiographic study of firefighters during a live firefighting drill suggests there is a need for closer monitoring of workers who perform activities with high levels of cardiac strain.
A worker has been given a second opportunity to show his employer unreasonably disciplined him for refusing to sign a new fatigue management policy, with a court stressing that mental conditions can be compensable "irrespective of the diagnostic label".
