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An employer has failed to convince a tribunal that it isn't liable for a worker's "cognitive changes" because intervening factors, like stress from losing his job, have overtaken the effects of his initial workplace brain injury.

An inquest into the death of a police officer has demonstrated the challenges of ensuring workers' families are aware of and access employee assistance programs or similar health and safety services.

A supervisor's actions in inviting a mystery support person - a rehabilitation provider - to a meeting with a worker contributed to the worker's psychological injury, and didn't constitute administrative action, a tribunal has found.

A "burnout" specialist has warned employers that contrary to popular belief, building workers' resilience to make them "tougher" isn't a solution for preventing the adverse health effects of a poor workplace environment.

A commission has upheld the dismissal of a worker who breached his employer's smoking policy - which was "reasonable, clear and made known" to him - and removed his hearing protection before instead of after leaving a noisy area to go to the toilet.

The fourth national survey on workplace s-xual harassment shows work health and safety laws and other legislation must be amended to require employers to proactively prevent harassment, according to Australia's peak union body.

Suffering from chronic lower back pain can be as damaging to a worker's mental health as serious illnesses like cancer or heart disease, Canadian researchers have found.

A worker who claimed his mental injury arose from being forced to perform unpaid overtime and having unclear finishing times had plenty of "downtime" during his shifts to complete his tasks, a commission has found.

A worker's significantly increased workload during a major project caused him to grind and fracture his teeth, a commission has found in awarding him $23,128 for dental treatments.

A unique Monash University report has found that while the truck driving sector is notorious for fatal and debilitating crashes, more than four in five lost-time injuries result from other causes. It also identifies the geographical regions that will benefit most from interventions, and warns that falling claim numbers could be linked to legislative changes rather than safety improvements.