Employers must have five processes in place to avoid regulatory scrutiny and action around the risk of psychological injuries, a safety inspector has warned.
"Fixing" the individual worker is only half the battle of dealing with work-related stress injuries, a senior scientific officer and expert in human factors and ergonomics has told a Western Australian conference today.
Establishing a post-incident framework where workers feel safe to report bullying and harassment is a vital step to ending bystander silence, a survey report on bullying and discrimination among doctors says.
Taking a short break every half hour can rapidly improve a sedentary worker's fatigue level and mood, which motivates them to retain behaviours that counter excessive sitting, US researchers have found.
A Bill allowing workplace dust victims to re-open lump sum compensation claims, cracking down on unsafe electrical work and amending the WHS Act, should be passed by Queensland Parliament, according to one of five recommendations from an inquiry into the proposed laws.
Poor sleep behaviour is often a personal choice and workplace policies should focus on educating workers on sleep hygiene, as well as the short and long-term consequences inadequate sleep can have on them, according to a new report.
Line managers aren't doctors and for them to determine workers' fitness for work based on drug and alcohol test results can have serious ramifications, according to an occupational and environmental physician.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can improve symptoms in workers suffering from common mental disorders (CMDs) quicker than return-to-work-style interventions, Swedish researchers have found.
