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Fewer breakdowns, fewer breaches: how automation tackles machinery risk and downtime together
Automation promises to provide the infrastructure to manage machinery risk at a scale and consistency that paper-based methods cannot match. [ + ]
45-year data links leisure physical activity with work ability in later life
Using 45-year data of the same participants, Finnish researchers say they have made a link that, previously, could not be conclusively verified. [ + ]
Staying alive: how technology can minimise the risks of distracted driving
Having drivers on your team who don't keep their full attention on the road is dangerous on multiple fronts. Here's how technology may be able to help. [ + ]
Barriers to a drug and alcohol safety program in high-risk industries
An Australian study interviewed construction and manufacturing WHS professionals to understand challenges a promising drug and alcohol program would face. [ + ]
Rethinking machine safety: a systems-based approach for safer workplaces
A systems-based approach asks the question: how do risks emerge from the interaction between people, machines and the environment as a whole? [ + ]
When PPE becomes negotiable: understanding glove use through a behavioural science lens
The most dangerous moment in safety is when the system quietly teaches workers that the rule can be relaxed in the name of getting the job done. [ + ]
Ways manufacturers can make human-robot collaboration safer
Improving the way robots predict human behaviour in shared industrial environments is key to human-robot collaboration safety, a recent review suggests. [ + ]
Critical protection at altitude: why head protection must match the risk profile
AS/NZS 1801:2024 sends a clear message: protective helmets must match the real risk profile of at-height work, not merely meet historical falling-object requirements. [ + ]
On the road and in the field — how technology can safeguard workers
For businesses with mobile and field workers, occupational health and safety obligations can be harder to meet. Here's how connected fleet safety can help. [ + ]
Infrastructure, agriculture, construction and health care WorkSafe Awards winners
Safety solutions for a major road upgrade, remote and isolated worker psychology and landscaping repetitive strain are among the winners in Victoria's WorkSafe Awards. [ + ]
What are the psychological costs when both partners work from home?
Australian and international researchers have considered the psychological and relational costs of partners working from home, and strategies to overcome these. [ + ]
Do early-life natural disaster experiences shape safer workplaces?
Data mapping the records of over 500 CEOs, Canadian researchers have considered whether childhood experiences of natural disasters led to safer US workplaces. [ + ]
LGBTIQ+ workers are 1.5x more likely to experience discrimination and/or harassment
Australian data released today reveals that LGBTIQ+ people are 1.5 times more likely than non-LGBTIQ+ people to experience discrimination and/or harassment at work. [ + ]
Victoria in 2025: $17m+ in penalties and 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings
Victoria had more than $17 million in penalties for unsafe work last year, with 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings. Here are some of the key figures. [ + ]
Is reporting workplace sexual harassment 'worth it'?
Two Australian studies (one a survey of over 200 workers) set out to understand why most people who experience sexual harassment at work still do not report it. [ + ]
