Browsing: WHS - research & reports


TUE
2:41PM

Short questionnaire identifies major work safety risk

An eight-item questionnaire to detect sleep apnoea in at-risk workers has proved to be an effective and low-cost way to screen a workforce for a condition that poses significant safety and health risks, researchers say.


FRI
12:53PM

Safety professionals should be more empowered, study of COVID-19 responses reveals

Workplace safety professionals were among the first to foresee the extensive threats created by COVID-19, showing that involving them more in emergency decision-making can facilitate more effective responses for organisations and the community, an international study has found.


MON
1:23PM

Are you falling at the first psychosocial-risk hurdle?

A major survey of leaders from large businesses and government departments from around the world has found many company officers aren't being sufficiently informed of psychosocial risks to comply with their proactive WHS duties.


MON
2:03PM

MON
2:28PM

World congress on workplace safety starts today, ILO to focus on three pillars of action

At the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which kicked off in Sydney today, the International Labour Organisation will announce a new strategy to accelerate health and safety progress. The ILO warns that work-related accidents and diseases are causing the deaths of nearly three million workers each year.


WED
3:21PM

Preventing remote-work "dysfunctional" presenteeism

Employers need to educate remote employees on detaching from work after hours and making prudent decisions around working while ill, according to researchers examining the prevalence of presenteeism in working-from-home arrangements.


MON
1:48PM

Climate change and PPE combine to increase heat risks

With environmental temperatures rising, certain workers face an increased risk of heat strain made worse by PPE requirements, increasing the likelihood of health problems and highlighting the need for "adequate cooling provisions", a study has concluded.


FRI
1:57PM

Sitting reduced significantly with Aussie-inspired tool

Office workers can decrease their sedentary sitting time by up to nearly 80 minutes per day under an Australian-inspired German-developed intervention toolkit, which a study has found to be sustainable, cost effective and satisfying for participants.


WED
1:54PM

"Techno-unreliability" burning out all types of workers

A burnout study of nearly 7,000 workers across 2,000 companies has highlighted the importance of supplying workers with reliable technology, and technical assistance, to help them maintain their mental health and productivity.



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