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Employers that introduce workplace mental health initiatives will receive an average return of $2.30 for every dollar they invest, according to a new report.

Operator error and lack of fall protection are two factors employers should address to reduce truck-related fatalities, a new Safe Work Australia report says.

Workplace interventions based on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and aimed at the entire workforce, significantly reduce depression among employees, according to Australian researchers.

Paramedics operate in "uncontrollable" workplaces and are far more likely to be killed than other workers, but more could be done to tackle their high fatality and injury rates, according to Australian researchers.

Fifteen-minute "booster breaks" improve worker health and camaraderie, according to researchers, who explain how to get management buy-in for health promotion initiatives.

A new report has found that more than 700 Australians die from mesothelioma and asbestosis every year, and workers continue to be exposed to asbestos fibres. Meanwhile, a union warns the death toll will rise if the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council is abolished.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is warning employers of the limited scope of occupational exposure limits (OELs), ahead of Monday's World Day for Safety and Health at Work focusing on the safe use of chemicals.

Workers in the clerical and retail industries lodged the most applications for stop-bullying orders in the first three months of 2014, according to the Fair Work Commission's first anti-bullying quarterly report.

A report on an ongoing investigation into a serious dozer incident caused by heavy rain has outlined three safety lessons for employers, while a UK study has identified ways to reduce the risks associated with inadvertently operating excavator controls.

Premium breaches likely to attract maximum fines; and Design flaws continue to cause most OHS incidents, says NOPSEMA.