Mental health has moved from the margins of occupational safety to the centre of how resilient organisations are built. In Australia, rising rates of…
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Building a workplace mental health first aid programme that lasts
Biological hazards in waste work: lessons from the OSHwiki guide
Waste collection, treatment, and recycling expose workers to a wide array of biological agents that the wider public rarely considers. From sharp objects…
Workplace Violence and Harassment: Practical Strategies for Safer Workplaces
Workplace aggression remains one of the most under-reported yet pervasive risks across Australian industries, from hospital wards in Sydney to remote mine…
Automation and Job Design: Safeguarding Worker Health in Smart Factories
Across Australian industrial heartlands, from the precision engineering workshops of Melbourne's south-east to the advanced logistics hubs ringing Sydney and…
Using ESENER Data To Benchmark Workplace Safety Performance
A credible occupational safety and health benchmark does more than place an organisation on a league table. It shows how prevention is organised, which hazards…
Addressing musculoskeletal disorders in the healthcare sector
Healthcare workers provide essential care in hospitals, residential aged care, community clinics, disability services and patients’ homes. Their work can also…
Safe Handling of Nanomaterials in Research Laboratories
Nanomaterials are now part of research in medicine, electronics, energy, construction, food technology and environmental science. Their very small size can…
Preventing Occupational Cancer in Australian Workplaces
Occupational cancer develops when work exposes people to hazardous substances, radiation or processes over time. The latency can be measured in years or…
Worker Participation: A Foundation for Safer Workplaces
Safe workplaces rarely emerge from a top-down directive alone. Across industries from Pilbara mining sites to Brisbane hospitals, the most effective safety…
How the EU framework directive shapes modern workplace safety
For more than three decades, the European Union's Framework Directive on occupational safety and health has anchored worker protection across 27 member states.…