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Researchers have identified a string of occupations and chemical agents linked to a certain type of cancer, and warned that efforts to identify occupational causes of cancer in females are lagging, resulting in missed opportunities for prevention.

Workers with high "mental toughness" have lower perceived stress levels and a higher quality of life, and researchers have identified the specific techniques that help to build it.

Ambulance Tasmania's "dysfunctional" manager-to-staff ratio contributed to its "gross failure" to hold a paramedic to account for his erratic behaviour or support his welfare, immediately before his death, an inquest has found.

Every second healthcare and social assistance worker who is grappling with poorly-designed workplaces is also experiencing high levels of burnout, according to a new report.

Employers have been warned to avoid the "fire hose trap" of safety messaging, with a trends report identifying a surge in safety-related critical incidents, including workplace incidents where police are called.

Shift work is linked to two serious health issues that shift workers are particularly unlikely to seek treatment for, and workplace awareness campaigns are not helping, researchers have found.

Nearly nine out of 10 workers in a notoriously dangerous industry have been exposed to a highly hazardous process, and many of them have a life-threatening disease, Australian researchers have found.

Digital monitoring systems are playing an increasing role in preventing workplace injuries and minimising the consequences of incidents and emergencies, but they can create new risks, including by "blurring" safety responsibilities, a new policy brief out of Europe has warned.

An alarming "first of its kind" WHS survey has found that burnout rates are surging, with isolated environments partly to blame, while a new "WHS Radar" has warned of the "emergence of complacency" around critical safety issues.

The effectiveness of workplace safety management practices applied to chemicals requires urgent verification, according to preventive medicine researchers, who have found that working in premises where regulated chemicals are handled is associated with a high risk of developing cancer.