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Women who work excessive hours are significantly more likely to develop four types of chronic diseases, including heart disease, a major study has found.

The incident-notification provisions of the WHS Act must be amended to ensure Comcare investigates all deaths and other serious incidents in immigration detention facilities, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

Being denied the opportunity to mentally and physically unwind after a stressful task can cause workers psychological distress, but brief at-work recovery activities mitigate the problem, according to a new study.

Reducing occupational violence in the healthcare sector hinges on simplifying reporting systems and improving workplace safety cultures, a report from a Victorian taskforce has found.

A workplace defibrillator can increase the chances of an employee surviving sudden cardiac arrest from as little as two per cent to 70 per cent, according to a St John Ambulance Victoria training provider.

Lead indicators are more effective than lag indicators for developing injury-prevention strategies, but they're difficult to measure, a survey of 201 safety, procurement and operational managers has found.

• Rebate encourages substitution of unsafe vehicles in NSW; and
  
• Asbestos and discrimination laws progress in the ACT.

Monash University has been named the "world's healthiest workplace" in an international competition.

Employers are being warned against dropping workplace pre-start stretching programs, after some recent negative research on the issue. When performed correctly and regularly, stretching can have significant long-term benefits for workers and employers, an exercise physiologist says.

With just weeks until the Federal election, the ACTU has called for the next government to commit to 13 strategies to improve OHS standards, including restructuring five safety agencies.