Advances in sleep research have produced a considerable amount of data regarding the role of sleep in all areas of life, including the workforce, writes researcher Masaya Takahashi. Working...
Category - MINERS HEALTH
Temperatures are set to soar into the 40s across South Australia tomorrow prompting SafeWork SA to issue a reminder and a warning to employers that heat stress should be treated as a serious...
New research from the Cancer Council has found that Australian men are increasingly ignoring sun safety warnings, with 18 per cent getting sunburnt on the weekends. The findings from the National Sun...
Higher levels of fitness may ward off the more serious health implications of a sedantary job, such as driving trucks or operating plant, according to a new study by US researchers. Previous research...
Now is the time to review health and safety issues in the workplace, before the year gets into full swing, according to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). APA National President and...
Creating a workplace free of smoke comes with a number of benefits, not least of all having healthier workers. Increased productivity, reduced costs, reduced absenteeism and a positive business image...
Got questions about WA’s workers’ compensation scheme? You’re in luck. WorkCover WA will be holding a seminar on just that very subject on Tuesday 24 February in Perth...
A mine worker who tested positive to methylamphetamine during a routine mine site drug test has told the Fair Work Commission that she believes her drink was spiked during a hotel drinking binge...
More drug raids have been conducted by police at mine sites in Western Australia as part of Operation Redwater. The latest raids were conducted Wednesday and yesterday at BHP and Rio Tinto -owned...
Employees who work more than 48 hours per week are more likely to engage in risky alcohol consumption than those who work standard weeks, finds a new study published in The BMJ today. Risky alcohol...
Employers play a pivotal role in the recovery and early return to work of injured workers. The role of supervisors is the most crucial of all. Research has shown that the return to work process and...
An unintended consequence of the recent boom in fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces attached to remote and regional mining and construction sites is confusion over the level of workers’ compensation...
