A coronial inquiry into two carbon monoxide fatalities has warned against modifying generators or installing them in confined spaces. Meanwhile, a regulator has released guidance on preventing deaths in roof spaces.
Health experts have identified two areas that employers can focus on to tackle the widespread problem of worker insomnia and its impact on safety standards.
The Federal Opposition has confirmed that it is considering a Safe Rates-style regime for the heavy vehicle sector, while the Government has, in a surprise move, referred to a widely-panned report in claiming the previous regime pushed thousands of owner-drivers to the "brink of collapse".
A worker's post-shift fatigue and desire to arrive at her work Christmas party on time established a "real and substantial connection" between her employment and her journey injury, a commission has found.
Sleep deprivation has a cumulative impact and workers usually can't tell how severely they're affected, according to a toolkit that urges employers to include sleep in their health and wellbeing strategies.
A major and alarming Harvard University study has found that occupational exposure to radiation, shift work and poor diet has resulted in flight attendants being significantly more likely than others to develop cancer and other adverse health conditions.
A fly-in-fly-out worker was complying with his duty to take steps to prevent the effects of fatigue and safely transition from night to day shifts when he injured his knee playing cricket, a tribunal has found.
Workers who have an inflated sense that accidents or injuries are likely to occur are more likely to take risks like rushing, but organisational factors like positive feedback can reverse these perceptions, a psychological study has found.
