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• Interaction of WHS laws and Australian Standards explained; and
  
• Fatigue breaches committed through 19.5 hours of work.

A worker was distracted by the death of a colleague, and fatigued from 26 consecutive days of work, when he was "cleared" as "fit" by an unqualified counsellor to perform a dangerous loading task, and then killed in an exclusion zone, a coronial inquest has found.

Constant long working hours, changes in the content and quantity of work, and harassment, are all contributing to "death from overwork", an alarming study has found.

Simple "how to" WHS Codes of Practice will be developed under an accepted recommendation from a major inquiry into a spike in agricultural fatalities, which identified risks created by COVID-19, unsuitable imported machinery and industrial manslaughter laws.

A financial analyst who claimed she was required to work 16 hours per weekday, and up to eight hours every weekend, has failed to prove her employer breached the reasonable hours provisions of the Fair Work Act.

In this Q&A with OHS Alert, a workplace conflict resolution expert examines the factors that can lead to workers performing excessive hours, what employers can do to reduce the WHS risks associated with overwork, and how managers should deal with "workaholics".

Poor sleep in workers starting new roles significantly impacts their first few months of employment, and can lead to the development of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, a new Australian study has shown.

Employers have been reminded that cars used by workers are workplaces and they have a duty to control the risks posed by in-vehicle distractions and other hazards. They have also been reminded of two high-level safety fines, of nearly $500,000 each, imposed on organisations that failed to comply with their road-related duties.

Employers should more rigorously screen vehicle operators for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and monitor those workers already receiving treatment for the condition, Australian research on the link between OSA and work incidents has found.

Digital stress reduction programs can improve mental health for hard-to-reach workers and those in male-dominated industries, who are at the greatest risk of mental ill health, Australian researchers have found.