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A major employer has outlined the steps it is taking to ensure workers have "ownership" of wellbeing and support services, in its response to a report on paramedic suicides.

Health problems associated with occupational sitting aren't mitigated by daily vigorous exercise, according to a new Safe Work Australia-commissioned report, which warns excessive sitting and physical inactivity are separate issues.

An employer with an award-winning WHS management system has urged other companies to "engage, educate and empower [their] employees in safety".

Two employers have committed to spending a total of nearly $350,000 on enhancing their WHS systems and replacing unsafe equipment, after a contractor was injured in a forklift incident and six workers were exposed to asbestos in a hospital.

A senior psychiatrist's review of paramedic suicides has stressed the importance of workers having "ownership" of wellbeing services.

European researchers have identified a strategy for tackling the "high prevalence of persistent fatigue" among sedentary workers, while Australian workers are being challenged to be "chair aware" and get up every 30 minutes.

In this article, OHS Alert outlines exercise physiologist Eoghan McKenna's final four steps to achieving "gold standard" wellbeing and injury-prevention programs, including designing metrics and implementation.

Two studies from the US and Australia have shown sit-stand desks can reduce lower back pain and discourage sedentary behaviour in a "real world" office environment without affecting productivity.

A Rio Tinto subsidiary has entered the first enforceable undertaking under the Northern Territory's mirror WHS Act, and committed to a large minimum spend of nearly $1 million.

WorkSafe Victoria has released a Q&A to clarify its new safety rules for quad bikes, while the Queensland Government has flagged plans to crack down on the high quad-related death toll. Also in this article, employers have been told to properly immobilise heavy vehicles, after a worker was crushed.