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Two studies from the US and Australia have shown sit-stand desks can reduce lower back pain and discourage sedentary behaviour in a "real world" office environment without affecting productivity.

A Rio Tinto subsidiary has entered the first enforceable undertaking under the Northern Territory's mirror WHS Act, and committed to a large minimum spend of nearly $1 million.

WorkSafe Victoria has released a Q&A to clarify its new safety rules for quad bikes, while the Queensland Government has flagged plans to crack down on the high quad-related death toll. Also in this article, employers have been told to properly immobilise heavy vehicles, after a worker was crushed.

In this article, a safety manager explains how his company ensured the ongoing effectiveness of its award-winning WHS program after it acquired a new business and doubled its workforce.

An exercise physiologist has outlined five steps to achieving "gold standard" workplace health and wellbeing or injury-prevention programs.

Medical certification must challenge the assumption that a worker's injury or illness equates to disability, according to a study on traditional medical certificates and "fit notes".

Employers can take five steps to improve workplace culture and reduce stress-related sick leave, according to an employee assistance program provider. Meanwhile, Queensland researchers have produced a series of free videos on improving worker health in the blue-collar sector.

A large employer has improved its OHS outcomes and employee trust in management by introducing strategies to identify and make adaptations for workers with chronic illness, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

• Major new RTW and entry rules pass in ACT;
  
• Safety laws passed and amended in Qld and SA; and
  
• Suite of Regulations released for NZ's new work safety laws.

In an Australian first, WorkSafe Victoria has declared rollover or crush-protection devices as "appropriate means" for reducing the risk of death from quad bike rollovers, meaning employers are more likely to be prosecuted for OHS breaches if an unprotected quad bike crashes.