Nail gun injury inquiry
02 August, 2005The way nail guns are used (bump firing) and the level of training may be factors to explain the number of nail gun related injuries, according to a recent study by the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Yoga a health hazard
01 June, 2005Yoga exponents are being caught out by the activity's relaxing and low impact image with more than one in four injured during sessions.
The hidden cost of office chairs
06 December, 2004 by Helen Thurloe & David ParkerIt might seem fanciful to assert that office chairs are responsible for an increasing proportion of workers' compensation claims, but recent figures show musculo-skeletal injuries are increasing in office working environments. How is this happening?
Chimney sweep killed by 50 bee stings
22 April, 2004A chimney sweep died from an extreme allergic reaction within minutes of suffering 40 or 50 bee stings while working at a school, the South Australian coroner found recently.
Deodorant link to breast cancer
22 April, 2004New evidence of a possible link between anti-perspirants and breast cancer has emerged.
