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Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing Launched by Affinity Health at Work

Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing Launched by Affinity Health at Work

Safe Work Australia Releases Online Model Code of Practice for Healthcare Sector

Safe Work Australia Releases Online Model Code of Practice for Healthcare Sector

AI Technology Gives Lifeguards an Extra Set of Eyes to Boost Pool Safety

AI Technology Gives Lifeguards an Extra Set of Eyes to Boost Pool Safety

What Is Occupational Hygiene and Why It Matters for Every Workplace

What Is Occupational Hygiene and Why It Matters for Every Workplace

New Guide Released: Workers Compensation Coverage of Contractors

New Guide Released: Workers Compensation Coverage of Contractors

Vaping in the Workplace – What You Need to Know

Vaping in the Workplace – What You Need to Know

New resources to manage the risks of online abuse at work

New resources to manage the risks of online abuse at work

Hospital Staff Face Surge in Workplace Violence

Hospital Staff Face Surge in Workplace Violence

Freight company and director fined $400,000 over worker injury

Freight company and director fined $400,000 over worker injury

Jurisdictional Comparison Data For 2022-23 Released

Jurisdictional Comparison Data For 2022-23 Released

Roads Are Workplaces Too – Holiday Road Safety Warning

Roads Are Workplaces Too – Holiday Road Safety Warning

SafeWork NSW Boosts Inspections on Psychological Health and Safety

SafeWork NSW Boosts Inspections on Psychological Health and Safety

Australia Sets Global Benchmark by Ratifying All 10 ILO Fundamental Conventions

Australia Sets Global Benchmark by Ratifying All 10 ILO Fundamental Conventions

Monash Study Reveals Higher Autoimmune Disease Risk in Stone Benchtop Industry, Urges Expanded Health Screening

Monash Study Reveals Higher Autoimmune Disease Risk in Stone Benchtop Industry, Urges Expanded Health Screening

National Safe Work Month: Make Safety Your Priority This October

National Safe Work Month: Make Safety Your Priority This October

Australian Workers Continue to Face High Rates of Injury and Illness Despite Improvements

Australian Workers Continue to Face High Rates of Injury and Illness Despite Improvements

Former Southern Cross Worker Files Claim Over Diesel Fume Exposure

Former Southern Cross Worker Files Claim Over Diesel Fume Exposure

Safe Work Australia Highlights Rising Workplace Violence and Aggression

Safe Work Australia Highlights Rising Workplace Violence and Aggression

Enhancing Stakeholder Communication: A Priority for OHS Professionals

Enhancing Stakeholder Communication: A Priority for OHS Professionals

Why Prioritising Health and Wellbeing at Work is Essential

Why Prioritising Health and Wellbeing at Work is Essential

Fight the flu this season with hot desk hygiene

Fight the flu this season with hot desk hygiene

US: NIOSH discusses how to stay protected from lead exposure with new resource

US: NIOSH discusses how to stay protected from lead exposure with new resource

How to Boost Employee Engagement: Five Steps to Drive Participation in Wellbeing Programs

How to Boost Employee Engagement: Five Steps to Drive Participation in Wellbeing Programs

3 Strategies to Support the Physiological Wellbeing of Employees

3 Strategies to Support the Physiological Wellbeing of Employees

Hidden office hazards and how to manage them

Hidden office hazards and how to manage them

Consider the cost of unsafe workplaces

Consider the cost of unsafe workplaces

Leading health bodies back calls to ban the use of engineered stone

Leading health bodies back calls to ban the use of engineered stone

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

Innovative New Study Examines the Economic Value of Workplace Health and Safety

Innovative New Study Examines the Economic Value of Workplace Health and Safety

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

Sexual Harassment Still Rife in Australian Workplaces

Sexual Harassment Still Rife in Australian Workplaces

NSW - 2022 WHS Excellence Showcase Champions Announced

NSW - 2022 WHS Excellence Showcase Champions Announced

HSE Job Opportunities at an All-time High

HSE Job Opportunities at an All-time High

Safe Work Australia Quarterly News Update

Safe Work Australia Quarterly News Update

WA - Progress Achieved in Push to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment

WA - Progress Achieved in Push to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment

VIC - Should Your Workers have an Asbestos Medical Check?

VIC - Should Your Workers have an Asbestos Medical Check?

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

Clear, Ambitious OSH Mindset will “deny hazards any chance to fester”, Says New IOSH President

Clear, Ambitious OSH Mindset will “deny hazards any chance to fester”, Says New IOSH President

AUS - Submissions Open for $4 Million Heavy Vehicle Safety Grant Program

AUS - Submissions Open for $4 Million Heavy Vehicle Safety Grant Program

AUS - Monash Study Highlights Risks of Inaction for Truckie Health

AUS - Monash Study Highlights Risks of Inaction for Truckie Health

AUS - Hazardous chemicals: Are you ready for GHS 7?

AUS - Hazardous chemicals: Are you ready for GHS 7?

AUS - Aussie Companies Failing to Comply with Modern Slavery Laws

AUS - Aussie Companies Failing to Comply with Modern Slavery Laws

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

Employers: Inconsistent WHS Laws Are Making it Difficult to do Business

Employers: Inconsistent WHS Laws Are Making it Difficult to do Business

AUS - How to Lift’ Training Programs Ineffective for Hazardous Manual Tasks

AUS - How to Lift’ Training Programs Ineffective for Hazardous Manual Tasks

AUS - Hazardous Chemicals: Are You Ready for GHS 7?

AUS - Hazardous Chemicals: Are You Ready for GHS 7?

AUS - ACTU: Insecure Jobs Forcing Employees to Work Through Injuries and Illness

AUS - ACTU: Insecure Jobs Forcing Employees to Work Through Injuries and Illness

NSW - Retired Supreme Court Judge to Carry out Review of SafeWork NSW

NSW - Retired Supreme Court Judge to Carry out Review of SafeWork NSW

AUS - Managing WHS Risk and Preventing Harm at Workplaces

AUS - Managing WHS Risk and Preventing Harm at Workplaces

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

QLD - New Workplace Coal Dust Standard Commences in Queensland

QLD - New Workplace Coal Dust Standard Commences in Queensland

AUS - Consultation Now Open – The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations Relating to Major Hazard Facilities

AUS - Consultation Now Open – The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations Relating to Major Hazard Facilities

AUS - Make Health and Safety a Priority at Your Workplace this October

AUS - Make Health and Safety a Priority at Your Workplace this October

AUS - HWSA Finds ‘how to lift’ Training Programs Not Effective for Managing Hazardous Manual Tasks

AUS - HWSA Finds ‘how to lift’ Training Programs Not Effective for Managing Hazardous Manual Tasks

EHS Congress – ‘Post-Covid We Are in a State of Paralysis’

EHS Congress – ‘Post-Covid We Are in a State of Paralysis’

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

Australian Aviation Health and Safety Case Study Highlights the Importance of Appropriate Resourcing

Australian Aviation Health and Safety Case Study Highlights the Importance of Appropriate Resourcing

VIC - WorkSafe Health and Safety Month on the Road and Online

VIC - WorkSafe Health and Safety Month on the Road and Online

VIC - WorkSafe Stops Frauds Gaming Compensation System

VIC - WorkSafe Stops Frauds Gaming Compensation System

NSW - Boost for Events Promoting Work Health and Safety, Consumer Rights

NSW - Boost for Events Promoting Work Health and Safety, Consumer Rights

QLD - Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Review

QLD - Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Review

ISO 45003 vs Code of Practice: Psychosocial Hazards at Work

ISO 45003 vs Code of Practice: Psychosocial Hazards at Work

WorkSafe New Zealand Advises Spirometry Testing Resume in Current COVID Climate

WorkSafe New Zealand Advises Spirometry Testing Resume in Current COVID Climate

Public Mock Trial to Give Insight into Workplace Safety Laws

Public Mock Trial to Give Insight into Workplace Safety Laws

Latest Report on Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand

Latest Report on Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand

A Statement by the WHS Commissioner: Issuing of Prohibition Notice to the Legislative Assembly

A Statement by the WHS Commissioner: Issuing of Prohibition Notice to the Legislative Assembly

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

WA - 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards Finalists

WA - 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards Finalists

AI for Worker Management: Risks and Opportunities for OSH

AI for Worker Management: Risks and Opportunities for OSH

Third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks

Third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks

How the Role of the Safety Practitioner is Evolving

How the Role of the Safety Practitioner is Evolving

WA - Quarterly Status Reporting on Mine Sites – What’s Required?

WA - Quarterly Status Reporting on Mine Sites – What’s Required?

QLD - Asbestos Management Compliance Campaign

QLD - Asbestos Management Compliance Campaign

WA - Recognising Bullying in the Workplace

WA - Recognising Bullying in the Workplace

WA - WorkSafe Mines Safety News Alert

WA - WorkSafe Mines Safety News Alert

WA - Work Health and Safety: Translated Information

WA - Work Health and Safety: Translated Information

SA Water Trials Wearable Worker Safety Initiative

SA Water Trials Wearable Worker Safety Initiative

NIOSH and Partners Announce a New Resource to Protect Temporary Workers

NIOSH and Partners Announce a New Resource to Protect Temporary Workers

Alarming Rise in Trench Related Fatalities

Alarming Rise in Trench Related Fatalities

WA - Mine Safety Management System (MSMS) Information Session for Small-Medium Mines

WA - Mine Safety Management System (MSMS) Information Session for Small-Medium Mines

Consultation : Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica at Work

Consultation : Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica at Work

ACT - WorkSafe ACT Launches Residential Construction Strategy 2022-24

ACT - WorkSafe ACT Launches Residential Construction Strategy 2022-24

WA - WorkSafe Commissioner Launches Inquiry Into Agriculture

WA - WorkSafe Commissioner Launches Inquiry Into Agriculture

SA - State-wide Campaign Focussing on Violence and Aggression in Retail

SA - State-wide Campaign Focussing on Violence and Aggression in Retail

QLD - High Court Mental Injury ruling Reaffirms Employer Duty of Care

QLD - High Court Mental Injury ruling Reaffirms Employer Duty of Care

OSHA Announces $11.7M Funding Availability of Susan Harwood Training Grants for Workplace Safety Training

OSHA Announces $11.7M Funding Availability of Susan Harwood Training Grants for Workplace Safety Training

Working at Heights: New Industrial Rope Access Systems Guide

Working at Heights: New Industrial Rope Access Systems Guide

Health and Safety Executive Supports Workers’ Health at Great Britain’s Construction Sites

Health and Safety Executive Supports Workers’ Health at Great Britain’s Construction Sites

WA - Changes to Asbestos Authorisations Under WHS Laws

WA - Changes to Asbestos Authorisations Under WHS Laws

US Department of Labor Takes Action to Reduce Miners’ Exposure to Silica Dust as Work Continues on an Improved Health Standard

US Department of Labor Takes Action to Reduce Miners’ Exposure to Silica Dust as Work Continues on an Improved Health Standard

The Latest Research on Work Safety ROI

The Latest Research on Work Safety ROI

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

Now Available: National Return to Work Survey Results

Now Available: National Return to Work Survey Results

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

WA - Work Health and Safety for Volunteer Organisations

WA - Work Health and Safety for Volunteer Organisations

VIC - Footy Giants Reunite for Workplace Health and Safety

VIC - Footy Giants Reunite for Workplace Health and Safety

‘Health and safety has got to be at the forefront of everyone’s thinking,’ Says Fighter Pilot

‘Health and safety has got to be at the forefront of everyone’s thinking,’ Says Fighter Pilot