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Emotional issues arising outside of work can have a major impact on mental health in the workplace, so employers should create an environment where workers feel comfortable seeking help for them, according to a counselling and training specialist.

Work-related road incidents are common, costly and affect most employers, yet many OHS professionals wrongly believe road safety is outside their area of influence, the European Transport Safety Council says.

An employer's annual report should demonstrate how health and safety is embedded in its management systems, and detail all high-potential incidents, regardless of whether they cause injuries, according to Australasian Reporting Awards Ltd.

A former Commonwealth employee's 20-year battle for bullying-related workers' compensation has hit another stumbling block, with the Federal Court rejecting her claim that her return-to-work plan was closed illegally in 1993.

Hundreds of truck drivers were caught drug-driving or illegally using their mobile phones, while thousands of diary breaches were detected, during the recent multi-agency blitz of the heavy vehicle industry. Meanwhile, a Western Australian transport company has been fined for dangerous goods offences.

A worker has successfully argued that it was impossible to prove his back injury had "shifted" from being work-related to a degenerative condition.

Employer fined for injury on poorly designed machine; Cootes faces further charges for unsafe heavy vehicles; Employers urged to secure outdoor worksites in adverse weather after death; Tradies ignoring aches and pains urged to improve health; and Mandatory asbestos training laws come into effect next week.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an ill worker's bid for stop-bullying orders, but warned that her employer and general manager's "vigorous" response to her application - including their unfounded claim that she was an "extremely difficult employee" - could jeopardise her return-to-work prospects.

Workers who mistakenly believe that taking antibiotics when they have the flu will help them return to work faster are not only putting their colleagues at risk, but spreading antibiotic resistance, according to a new study.

An employer has nearly halved its psychological injury rate, after it refined its peer support program to make it more proactive, according to a manager.