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Bushfires in Australia Bushfires are a natural, essential and complex part of the Australian environment and have been for thousands of years. Bushfires can significantly...

Skin Cancer and Ultraviolet Radiation Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of skin cancer in the world and at least 2 in 3...

What is Health Surveillance? Health surveillance or health monitoring is the monitoring of a worker by doctors to identify changes in their health status from...

Who is at risk for heat stress? Heat stress and the development of heat-related illness can affect any employee an organisation’s heat stress management including...

Companies whose employees are exposed to Crystalline Silica in the workplace are required to monitor their workers’ respiratory health for signs of damage or decline....

Asbestos is a mineral which naturally occurs in rock, soil and sediment. The fibres generally are heat resistant, have insulating properties, are very light and...

Over the past year, Injurynet partnered with Comcare and three Australian Public Sector agencies to deliver an early intervention service pilot program. All results from...

Having access to an effective workplace injury management program, where a strong focus is on supporting injured and ill employees to recover at, and return...

The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting us all with multiple changes and challenges to our everyday lives. Social isolation, restrictions on the way we can connect...

COVID-19 is a global health threat impacting 198 countries (at the time of writing) and triggering the World Health Organisation to declare a global pandemic....

In Australia, there are multiple jurisdictions with different legislation, guidelines, requirements and reporting to be considered in health monitoring for respirable crystalline silica. No matter...

Smoke from any types of fire (fire, brush, crop, structure, waste or wood burning) can contain a mixture of various sized particles, water, vapour and...

The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine recently published an article titled ‘Concerns About Claiming, Post-Claim Support, and Return to Work Planning: The Workplace's Impact...

A significant proportion of Australia’s workforce is based in regional or rural areas throughout the country. These areas often suffer from a low volume of...

Silicosis is potentially a serious form of occupational lung disease with no cure that has traditionally affected coal mine and quarry workers, but more recently...