Archived News for OHS Sector Professionals - January, 2014
The Australian Industry Group wants to increase the immigration intake cap by 30,000 people in the next financial year, saying the country needs more skilled workers.
Solid blocks should hold back bullying torrent
A senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales has doused some of the mounting concern over new workplace bullying laws.
Study heats up on people burning to work in NT
Anyone who has seen the news or been outside recently will know that Australia is experiencing a hot flush.
Hundreds asked if hygiene helps or hinders
A European team will conduct a study to see if our anti-bacterial, super-sanitary world could be doing more harm than good.
Stressed staff use internet as escape, study says
A recent study has suggested that people who feel pressured or overloaded at work may waste time on the internet as a coping mechanism.
New school rules signify unsafe times
Reports say a raft of changes will be rolled-out in some Victorian schools, after the state's education department was taken to court over ongoing asbestos concerns.
Crocodile wake-up could be powerful swimming motivator
It takes a lot to shock residents of outback Queensland mining towns, but having an early-morning swim with crocodiles in the pool may just have done the trick.
Shark cull rolls ahead despite backlash from Greens, locals and science
Thousands have gathered to protest the Western Australian government's shark-culling plan, but authorities say the slaughter will go ahead regardless.