Asking colleagues who exhibit suicidal warning signs, such as talking about tidying up affairs, if they are suicidal won't "tip them over the edge", but "provide a starting point for a solution", a new suicide position statement says.
Safety professionals are being warned not to become "stuck in an administrative control mind-set", after a US study found workplace incident investigation reports rarely recommend higher-order controls.
There is no proven link between work-related computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but prolonged mouse use combined with poor ergonomics could increase the risk of the disease, according to French researchers.
Fake safety inspectors threatened with $10k fines; More Cootes trucks grounded; Deaths of worker and cyclist prompt truck-safety warnings; and Farm fatality rate increases.
More than two million Australians are exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) at work, but fewer than nine per cent of them fully protect themselves from the sun by using sunscreen, protective clothing and hats, and working in the shade, a new Australian study has found.
Some 31 of the 45 national reforms aimed at reducing regulatory variations between the states and territories, and saving businesses $4 billion in the process, have been achieved or are on track, but a COAG report shows a number of safety-related reforms have a long way to go.
With the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) taking effect next week, employers are being advised to assess whether they are part of the road transport chain of responsibility (CoR).
Employers that rely heavily on contractors are being reminded of the expanded duty of care under the model WHS Act, after a study found most of Australia's biggest real estate and property companies include little or no safety information in company reports.
The average annual salaries of project or state-level OHS and HSE managers in Western Australia have dropped by nearly $50,000, while those in the same role in NSW and Victoria have enjoyed modest pay rises in recent months, a new remuneration survey shows.
