Browsing: WHS - research & reports


THU
1:45PM

Informal mental health supports vital for workplaces, utility of current strategies called into question

Employers of workers in an at-risk group have been urged to rethink their mental health strategies to support those with suicidal thoughts and other issues, with a caution that "practice has surpassed research".



FRI
3:53PM

Right-to-disconnect laws recommended to improve WHS

Australia has moved a step closer to harmonising the right to disconnect from work, with a parliamentary inquiry recommending the move after hearing workers across multiple sectors are being exhausted and injured "to no good purpose".


THU
1:54PM

Sedentary workers should be alarmed by analysis of more than 26,000 deaths

Facilitating 15 to 30 minutes of physical activity every day can significantly improve the health of sedentary workers, who are 34 per cent more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, a study of nearly half a million people has shown.


WED
3:07PM

Heat study uncovers hydration mistakes, offers strategies

The majority of workers believe they are sufficiently educated to stay safely hydrated in hot working conditions, but a new Australian study has found most aren't drinking enough water and experience heat illness symptoms that can quickly become severe.


WED
11:48AM

Elected HSRs key to smooth roll out of psychosocial laws

The attitudes of workplace health and safety representatives towards the "momentous" legislative changes creating new duties for psychosocial risks will be crucial to the successful implementation of the laws, a study has found.


TUE
11:23AM

WED
1:51PM

Flexible work causing insomnia, increasing related risks

Workers with flexible arrangements are far more likely than those with set hours to suffer from insomnia, according to researchers, who suggest more thought needs to go into allocating resources and curtailing demands.


MON
3:38PM

Workplace fumes and dusts linked to dementia

Research spanning 24 years has discovered an increased risk of death from dementia associated with workplace exposures that are also linked to heart and lung-related mortality, underscoring the need to minimise exposure incidents and levels.


FRI
11:10AM

Increasing injury risk identified, controls must cover multiple risk profiles and remote work

Australian researchers have found the rate of same-level falls in workplaces is set to surge among a major group of workers, and urged employers to implement tailored interventions, including for remote-work arrangements.


Page 3 of 160 | Total articles: 1,591

Jurisdiction
AustMap Tasmania Victoria South Australia New South Wales Australian Capital Territory Queensland the Northern Territitory Western Australia National / Commonwealth