Occupational health and safety
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Workplace health and safety
Industrial safety
Strategy
A roadmap for respect: preventing and addressing sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
Through this document, the Morrison Government outlines its response to the 2020 Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry report, and sets out its long-term commitment to preventing and addressing sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.
Report
Do better — Independent review into Collingwood Football Club’s responses to incidents of racism and cultural safety in the workplace
This review focuses on the responses of the Collingwood Football Club to incidents of racism and cultural safety in the workplace, and the adequacy of the processes for addressing it.
Journal article
Anxiety and sleep disturbances among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: cross-sectional online survey
This study evaluated and measured the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the anxiety levels and sleep quality among health care workers in India, as well as to determine how the unavailability of personal protective equipment affects their willingness to provide patient-related care.
Report
Heat stress and work in the era of climate change: what we know, and what we need to learn
Research has confirmed that climate change is contributing to the growing problem of heat stress in a wide range of Australian workplaces. This report provides first-hand accounts of dangerous levels of heat stress experienced in a range of occupations – including construction, outdoor maintenance work, and food delivery riders.
Report
Work and life in a pandemic: an update on hours of work and unpaid overtime under COVID-19
This research reveals that almost three-quarters of Australians 'working from home' are doing at least some of it in non-work-time. The report calls for additional protections for people working from home, including limits on hours, overtime pay when relevant, allowances for extra home office expenses, and better OHS rules for home work.