US researchers have found a link between disinfectant by-products and the risk of stillbirth, while another study has, contrary to previous research, failed to identify an association between a pervasive workplace substance and breast cancer.
Workplace strategies tackling sedentary health risks must address "perceptions of sitting norms", say UK researchers, who found workers feel "awkward" and "stupid" standing during meetings.
Following the recent launch of a national inquiry into workplace s-xual harassment in Australia, a UK parliamentary inquiry has expressed deep concerns over the failure of OHS regulators and employers to treat harassment as a serious health and safety issue.
A coroner has condemned an employer's actions in demoting a worker struggling with mental illness, instead of seeking to accommodate her condition as required by its procedures and anti-discrimination laws, in an inquest into the worker's suicide.
A parliamentary inquiry into bullying and discrimination within five emergency services agencies has found workers feel "utterly let down" by existing complaint handling processes, and recommends an independent, external body to oversee complaint management across the agencies.
In a study that is likely to inform Safe Work Australia's ongoing review of workplace exposure standards, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found that the burden of exposure to a compound used in the food production industry is far greater than previously thought.
Multi-nation research has found that managers who actively avoid talking to workers with depression about mental health issues encourage avoidance behaviour and absenteeism.
Medibank has cut absences and boosted engagement since moving to a six-star green building, but the results hinge on concurrent policies prioritising psychological wellbeing and bypassing adversarial injury management systems, according to its community and wellbeing general manager.
