Workers make fewer claims for psychological illnesses
27 August, 2012Workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders, reveals new research conducted by the University of Sydney and the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR).
Serious falls prompt WorkCover safety warning
16 August, 2012Businesses and workers are being urged to take extreme care while working at heights following a number of serious incidents in the past few months.
Stay safe around trenches, reminds WorkSafe Victoria
14 August, 2012WorkSafe Victoria is reminding the construction industry of the dangers associated with trenches after one collapsed on a worker at a domestic housing site at Pakenham at the weekend.
New medical certificate released to include health benefits of work
03 August, 2012WorkCover Queensland’s regulatory authority, Q-COMP, has released a revised version of the workers compensation medical certificate for medical providers.
Shift workers face higher heart attack risk
03 August, 2012Shift workers are significantly more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Thorzt Electrolyte Thirst Aid rehydration drink
03 August, 2012A fluid and electrolyte replenishment drink, Thorzt Electrolyte Thirst Aid, has been scientifically formulated to meet the hydration requirements of Australian workers.
Preventing workplace injuries and claims
03 August, 2012 by Dr James Murray*When looking at workplace injury prevention, I often see a gap in between the work done stopping any kind of injury occur in the first place and the treatment provided once an injury has turned into a WorkCover claim.
Gadens Lawyers hires new work health and safety law expert
03 August, 2012Gadens Lawyers has welcomed Katherine Morris, a work health and safety law specialist, to complete its full service offering in workplace-related law.
WorkCover NSW supports farm safety
19 July, 2012WorkCover NSW is using National Farm Safety Week to urge all NSW farmers to think about work health and safety on their farms.
Safety campaign to target Victorian farms
18 July, 2012WorkSafe Victoria has kicked off a year-long safety campaign to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities occurring on farms.
Man dies after fall at building site
18 July, 2012A Kilmore man has died in hospital after falling 2.4 m at a housing development at Doreen last week. WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the incident which happened at a site in Midland Road, Doreen.
Historic Equal Remuneration Order for hard-working community sector workers
28 June, 2012The Gillard government has welcomed the first Equal Remuneration Order handed down by Fair Work Australia (FWA). The order details how the social and community sector workers - most of them women - will receive significant pay rises.
Australians work too hard, says expert
28 June, 2012Overwork is significantly impacting the mental health and wellbeing of Australians, a Flinders University labour studies expert warns.
Much to consider in FIFO worker wellbeing
27 June, 2012 by Nicole Nott and Dr Denise Keenan*An invasion of bumblebees may sound like something best dealt with by an exterminator but for some towns this isn’t a viable solution. Bumblebees is an often derogatory term used to described the yellow, fluorescent-striped uniform-wearing miners who are perceived as infiltrating family-based communities, bringing with them inflated housing and food prices, drunken bad behaviour and lack of engagement with the local community. It is easy to have some sympathy for these townships and communities; however, a balance needs to be struck in order for Australia to remain a prosperous nation enjoying world-leading employment, health and lifestyle.
WorkCover investigating fatal forklift incident
26 June, 2012WorkCover NSW is investigating after a 40-year-old male worker died in a forklift incident at Flemington markets this morning.