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Occupational sedentary behaviour is exposing workers to a significantly increased risk of one of the world's deadliest cancers, researchers have found.

A tribunal has rejected a worker's claim that rehabilitation treatments she was provided for a work injury aggravated her previously asymptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome and as a result, made it a work-related condition.

Redesigning workplaces to allow workers to choose a workstation based on their task or mood can increase healthy physical activity during shifts, Japanese researchers have found in a study of a "walkable" office.

Employers' health interventions for workers working remotely for the pandemic should not neglect those who already worked from home regularly, and appear to be struggling the most from changes to their routine, researchers say.

• Pre-lockdown work restrictions restored, with amendments;
  
• Automatic mental injury payments pass Vic Parliament; and
  
• OHS bans extended to prevent regulatory gap.

A worker did not bear the onus of proving her work caused her pain condition, but still needed to provide enough evidence to articulate a case for her claim to proceed on, a tribunal has highlighted in rejecting her claim for a mouse-related injury.

• Easing of COVID restrictions accelerated for offices;
  
• Diesel threshold commences in NSW, regulatory approach revealed;
  
• Company charged with category-1 safety breach of HVNL; and
  
• Did you miss our latest major WHS and COVID review?

• COVID work arrangements increasing unhealthy sitting times;
  
• New guidance on operation of SRC Act released; and
  
• New OSH Commission chair and IRC head announced in WA.

An employer has been ordered to pay $120,000 in damages to an office worker who was injured while running to answer the phone, in a case highlighting the risks posed by systems requiring staff to rush.

• Falling object and vehicle deaths increase significantly; and
  
• Eased COVID restrictions coincide with hazardous holiday rush.