A parliamentary inquiry has recommended the passage of laws that confer safety duties on all building product supply chain participants and step up enforcement of WHS issues.
European researchers have identified two occupational exposures that double a worker's likelihood of sustaining painful, compensable shoulder conditions like tendinitis, impingements and bursitis.
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.
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.
Energy infrastructure company Jemena has identified and tackled injury causes that are difficult to detect in traditional assessments, through a system mapping and employee-empowerment strategy.
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.
Employers are being urged to consider replacing quad bikes with safer vehicles for Farm Safety Week, while a regulator has outlined injury-prevention strategies that could apply to all industries. Meanwhile, a new report shows Australia's work-related fatality toll for the first quarter of 2017 was 36 per cent higher than the same period last year.
