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Digital monitoring systems are playing an increasing role in preventing workplace injuries and minimising the consequences of incidents and emergencies, but they can create new risks, including by "blurring" safety responsibilities, a new policy brief out of Europe has warned.

An alarming "first of its kind" WHS survey has found that burnout rates are surging, with isolated environments partly to blame, while a new "WHS Radar" has warned of the "emergence of complacency" around critical safety issues.

The effectiveness of workplace safety management practices applied to chemicals requires urgent verification, according to preventive medicine researchers, who have found that working in premises where regulated chemicals are handled is associated with a high risk of developing cancer.

A near-decade-long study has found that workers with risk factors for cardiovascular disease can be up to 17 times more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow or rotator cuff tendinitis.

A surge in back-to-back online meetings, and guilt over not appearing as "online", are unsafely affecting hybrid workers' self-regulated break behaviours, according to UK researchers, who call for leaders to show it's okay to be away from the desk.

Researchers have called for "crucial" preventative strategies for workers struggling with asthma, and have identified jobs and chemicals that escalate the risk of one of the most common cancers among male workers.

Through a scoping review, a group of researchers have identified the three most effective intervention methods to help reduce the negative impacts of workplace violence.

European researchers have identified factors that increase the likelihood of workers contracting the flu, and the occupations most vulnerable to infection.

Tension, hostility, overwork and decision-making difficulties are some of the psychological impacts climate change and extreme weather can have on the workplace, according to research psychologists, who urge employers to consider what they can do to support workers with "eco-anxiety".

Workplace "technostressors", such as information overload, are significantly associated with the symptoms of burnout, according to researchers, who suggest better prevention and intervention tactics are needed to address the risks of technology-related stress.