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Workers who don't have time to eat or keep hydrated have poor concentration and lack energy, but employers can help them improve their diet and manage pressure through role modelling, according to a dietitian.

Ninety-nine per cent of an award-winning safety regulator's workforce now view health as an important part of their lifestyle, after the organisation implemented a program combining basic wellbeing initiatives with emerging health trends, according to its corporate occupational safety and health manager.

OHS risks arising from the increasing use of 3D printing across multiple industries include exposure to hazardous substances, the proliferation of non-conforming building products and poor worker wellbeing, according to a special report from Europe's peak safety agency.

An employer that sacked a manager for bullying, based on hearsay from a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland inspector, has been ordered to pay him $50,000 in compensation.

• Workplace bullies targeted in three-year campaign;
  
• Six tips to safer scaffolding; and
  
• Safety alerts issued in six jurisdictions.

To get the most out of an employee assistance program, employers need to understand what their provider actually offers and nominate a workplace "EAP champion", according to the president of the Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia.

Workers who perform high levels of physical activity at work but are inactive in their leisure time are at the highest risk of developing a work disability, according to European researchers.

Australian and European researchers have identified four physical and psychosocial conditions associated with persistent musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in workers, but one expert says prevention strategies must look beyond these factors.

A worker has failed to prove her workplace swine flu vaccinations caused her to develop a debilitating spinal condition.

Employers should consider eliminating quick returns (QRs) from shift schedules, with short rests between shifts increasing the likelihood of sick leave, according to European researchers.