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Workers historically exposed to certain chemicals now linked to cancer are being urged to undergo health screening in Victoria, under the State Government's response to an inquiry into at-risk Lands Department employees.

A major study has found that while deaths from most occupational hazards have declined significantly over the last three decades, there are a number of concerning exceptions.

An employer with an award-winning WHS management system has urged other companies to "engage, educate and empower [their] employees in safety".

The family of a finance employee who died from cardiac arrest has been awarded death benefits, after a commission found the stress of being placed on a "watch list" in a "ruthless" industry contributed to his illness.

Two employers have committed to spending a total of nearly $350,000 on enhancing their WHS systems and replacing unsafe equipment, after a contractor was injured in a forklift incident and six workers were exposed to asbestos in a hospital.

Employers can maximise workplace weight-management interventions by providing socially supportive environments and explicitly addressing sleep, a new study has found.

A senior psychiatrist's review of paramedic suicides has stressed the importance of workers having "ownership" of wellbeing services.

A new study has identified seven occupational groups that are at increased risk of thyroid cancer.

European researchers have identified a strategy for tackling the "high prevalence of persistent fatigue" among sedentary workers, while Australian workers are being challenged to be "chair aware" and get up every 30 minutes.

In this article, OHS Alert outlines exercise physiologist Eoghan McKenna's final four steps to achieving "gold standard" wellbeing and injury-prevention programs, including designing metrics and implementation.