With 70 work-related deaths each year, the government’s review of health and safety rules is very timely. But simply reducing red tape won’t fix the deeper problems.
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What lessons can Australia learn from tackling asbestos to manage this latest preventable occupational hazard?
We’re seeing the resurgence of an old lung disease in people who make and install the type of engineered stone product you might find in your kitchen or bathroom.
In Australia, there is no system in place to support people returning to work after cancer treatment – or to provide advice to their employers on how to help them.
Two years after Morwell was blanketed in smoke from the Hazelwood fire, environmental charges have been laid against the mine’s operators. But the process should be more open and democratic - and quicker.
GPs are worried that the WorkCover claims process worsens patients’ health and are encouraging them to not pursue it, a study has found.
The implications of the bringing of OHS charges extend far beyond Essendon. For WorkSafe Victoria and professional sporting competitions, it is the equivalent of crossing the rubicon.
Workplace bullying is one of the most contentious workplace issues. Against the backdrop of a forthcoming National Code of Practice on preventing workplace bullying, a recent investigation by Worksafe…
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Respiratory, sleep and general physician and conjoint lecturer in medicine, University of Newcastle
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