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Simple "how to" WHS Codes of Practice will be developed under an accepted recommendation from a major inquiry into a spike in agricultural fatalities, which identified risks created by COVID-19, unsuitable imported machinery and industrial manslaughter laws.

Vocational advice, and mindful communication from return-to-work stakeholders, can improve the capacity of injured workers to perform work by changing their expectations and self-perceptions of fragility, Australian and European researchers say.

The dichotomous responsibilities of human resource professionals toward both organisational goals and employee wellbeing can lead to behaviours that support toxic leadership in the workplace, researchers have warned.

Results from a new international collaborative study have prompted the authors to call for employment policies and safety laws that protect workers from widespread out-of-hours managerial intrusions, while new research by LinkedIn shows "loud leaving" supervisors can help prevent burnout.

Being offered hybrid working arrangements is helping workers exercise for an average of 90 minutes more per week, and get dozens of extra hours of sleep per year, significantly improving their health and reducing stress levels, a survey has found.

A "policy maze" inhibited the staff of a school from properly categorising and risk assessing a regular off-site activity, and led to the death of a boy in a game, a coronial inquest has found.

A popular process used for identifying workplace hazards suffers from a number of key limitations, primarily, that it is time-consuming, according to a global literature review.

Poor sleep in workers starting new roles significantly impacts their first few months of employment, and can lead to the development of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, a new Australian study has shown.

Employers can reduce the occupational risks to workers' reproductive health by reducing their exposure to heat, noise and chemicals, a global literature review has found.

A study spanning 20 years and examining "sick mines" has shown that poor safety cultures and substandard controls for two common hazards have a major adverse impact on workplace injury rates.