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A burnout study of nearly 7,000 workers across 2,000 companies has highlighted the importance of supplying workers with reliable technology, and technical assistance, to help them maintain their mental health and productivity.

Researchers have identified three factors that increase the risk of sleep problems and consequential health conditions in shift workers.

Making workers feel trusted when they work from home is key to reducing stress and burnout, while well-equipped home workspaces are also extremely beneficial, a study has found.

A major annual WHS survey has revealed the issues keeping duty holders "awake at night", as well as alarming gaps in awareness of air and health monitoring obligations relating to hazardous substances, which are present in more than half of all workplaces.

A coronial inquest into the "violent and tragic" death of a bus driver, who was set on fire by a passenger, has outlined the "extensive and commendable" post-incident steps taken by the driver's employer and others to improve the safety of workers and members of the public.

Australia has taken a big leap towards banning engineered stone products, with the country's WHS ministers agreeing to release a "powerful and compelling" Safe Work Australia report that recommends the ban, and warns there is no evidence that alternative measures can curb the alarming rate of silicosis in engineered stone workers.

Eliminating physical hazards will not eliminate musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), a leading ergonomics researcher has warned, challenging how WHS practitioners often conceptualise and implement risk management programs for the widespread safety issue.

Workplace hazards ranging from long hours to vibrations increase the risks faced by pregnant workers, but all these risks can be controlled by modifying roles and should not affect workforce participation, according to Australian public health researchers.

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• Advisory group "key" to eliminating harassment in NSW workplaces.

Australia's various workers' compensation schemes are likely to be significantly amended or completely overhauled, to reflect recommendations from a first-of-its-kind study using the experiences of injured workers to design a new compensation system.