In a study driving home the importance of injury-prevention strategies focused on long-term outcomes, researchers have found that few workers who suffered from occupational neck and shoulder pain two decades ago have recovered from the condition.
A worker has been awarded nearly $1.4 million in damages, after a court found he injured his back undertaking a manual handling task that he had been trained to perform but was completely unnecessary.
A labour-hire company and a host employer have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in damages to a worker who was injured when he was forced to adopt an extreme posture to keep up with a fast-paced production line.
An employer was not vicariously liable for a manager's Facebook posts purportedly abusing a worker, a judge has ruled in rejecting a $570,000 psychiatric and physical injury claim.
The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found "abundant" evidence that vibrations and awkward postures increase the risk of shoulder and neck musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in workers, highlighting the need for employers to reduce these exposures.
Woolworths has been ordered to pay more than $231,000 in damages to a worker who injured his shoulder under a system where he was pressured to perform repetitive lifting at high speed to meet performance targets.
An appeals court has ordered a full re-trial of a long-running compensation dispute involving alleged OHS breaches and a High Court judgment in favour of an injured worker.
An employer that claimed it discharged its OHS duties, by ensuring the manufacturer of two of its machines was properly certified, has been ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in fines and costs, after a worker's hand was amputated in one of the machines.
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.
European researchers have discovered an "untapped potential" for employers to reduce the risk of workers suffering abdominal hernias, which affect about one in three men.
