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A company that failed to protect workers from the risk of falling objects is solely liable for a man's permanent brain injuries, $2 million-plus damages award and $920,000 workers' comp bill, an appeals court has found.
Workplace strategies tackling sedentary health risks must address "perceptions of sitting norms", say UK researchers, who found workers feel "awkward" and "stupid" standing during meetings.
Following the recent launch of a national inquiry into workplace s-xual harassment in Australia, a UK parliamentary inquiry has expressed deep concerns over the failure of OHS regulators and employers to treat harassment as a serious health and safety issue.
A worker who was injured slipping on a grape - in a sector not associated with produce - has been denied damages, with a court rejecting her claim that her employer negligently failed to warn her of the hazard and instruct her on how to avoid it.
Medibank has cut absences and boosted engagement since moving to a six-star green building, but the results hinge on concurrent policies prioritising psychological wellbeing and bypassing adversarial injury management systems, according to its community and wellbeing general manager.
Night-shift workers are at double the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for early screening for metabolic disturbances, according to researchers.
A tribunal has rejected a compensation claim for tennis elbow caused by computer work and "extensive" hand writing, after hearing the condition was most likely caused or aggravated by the applicant moving house.
Standards Australia has announced an "adoption process" and likely publication date for the local version of the international Standard for occupational health and safety management systems, ISO 45001.
An appeals court has confirmed that a principal contractor is 40 per cent liable for a worker's fall through a roof, in a long-running case involving multiple safety prosecutions and damages claims.
