Workers who are bullied are more likely to think about suicide, and organisational rather than individual interventions are needed to tackle the problem, Australian researchers have found.
Psychological distress among employees and managers costs the Australian coal mining industry nearly 10 per cent of its pre-tax operating profit, but intervention programs are cost-effective, a unique study has found.
Nearly every worker in three of Safe Work Australia's priority industries is exposed to at least one carcinogen, while the majority of workers in one sector are exposed to four or more, new research reports show.
A major employer has more than halved its total-recordable injury frequency rate since implementing a new health and wellbeing program that connects workers to health professionals.
Standards Australia has voted against the new draft international Standard for OHS management systems because of concerns with provisions on risk and consultation.
Safety managers can take three steps to reduce premiums through WHS management, and convince company accountants of the value of prevention strategies, according to a Clyde & Co lawyer.
Employers have been warned against rewarding workaholic behaviour, after a study found that workaholics are more likely to suffer depression and perform poorly.
A mining product advertised as a safe alternative to cyanide actually contains high levels of the toxic substance, and workers could be handling it without taking the proper precautions, a regulator has warned. Meanwhile, another worker has been diagnosed with black lung in Queensland.
