This snapshot presents findings about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers returning to work after an injury or illness.

The Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand (2023) is now available in

This report investigates whether a short term exposure limit (STEL) should be implemented to complement the workplace exposure standard (WES) of 0.05 mg/m³ for respirable crystalline silica.

This report investigates the challenges of measuring airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in Australian workplaces at and below 0.02 mg/m³.

This independent report provides information about workers’ perception and knowledge of workers’ compensation systems as well as information about workers' communication preferences.

This summary presents highlights from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey including key metrics, insights and time series data. The summary also includes a section on COVID-19 and its impact on recovery and return to work.

The List of Deemed Diseases in Australia was updated in April 2024 based on the findings of the

This report provides evidence-based information on a list of diseases and occupational ex

This paper analyses the complex nature of workers’ compensation coverage in Australia. The paper considers whether current workers’ compensation coverage arrangements in Australia remain fit for purpose, by using gig economy and agriculture industry case studies.

This report is on the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 progress from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.  

As part of the first phase of national initiatives under the

Summary: the role of accounting in work health and safety study 

The issue 

Poorly controlled work health and safety (WHS) and resultant work-related injuries and illnesses potentially create significant social and financial organisa

WHS reporting needs to provide relevant, robust and timely information to inform decisions that influence ongoing business performance. 

Comparing Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation  

We release a biennial report comparing Australia and New Zealand’s workers’ compensation arrangements: 

The Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) prepared this report, which: 

This report provides a detailed examination of the causes, impacts and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). 

This report provides detailed information about:

Why has this research been done?

• To better understand the prevalence of workplace bullying and harassment in Australian workplaces and to identify workplace risk factors associated with the occurrence of bullying and harassment.

What did we find?

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Why has this research been done? 

• Sickness absence and presenteeism have a direct impact on organisation productivity 

This paper is one in a series of research papers on the role of accounting in work health and safety governance.

This paper is one in a series of research papers on the role of accounting in work health and safety governance.

This paper is one in a series of research papers on the role of accounting in work health and safety governance.

Why has this research been done? 

Two important aspects of safety climate are management safety empowerment and management safety justice, which are the perceived degree to which employers respectively empower their workers to influence aspects of their own safety and deal with hea

A random, population-based sample of 5,528 Australian workers participated in the Australian Work Exposure Study (AWES). Workers answered questions about the tasks they completed and the controls used at work.

Safe Work Australia’s emerging issues surveillance program identifies new priority issues which can affect workers’ health and safety, and undertakes and disseminates research to investigate these.

This educational resource provides guidance about work health and safety and safe work design.

It covers the evidence and theory behind the principles of good work design. Further guidance is available in:

This report examines the scientific evidence on the link between diseases and workplace exposure.  

Workers’ compensation authorities can use this report to revise the deemed diseases provisions in their workers’ compensation legislation.  

How businesses and workers gain access to work health and safety information has been identified as an area of interest in the

This paper reports on the attitudes of Australian workers towards accepting risk taking and rule breaking in the workplace.  

The issue

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of chemical compounds formed during the incomplete combustion of organic material.

The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.

The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.

The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.

This study examined 523 worker fatalities for which there was sufficient information on the circumstances to make a judgement on the contribution of unsafe design to the incident.

This information sheet provides advice on the current laws and requirements when managing inorganic lead in the workplace. 

This report: 

This report by The University of Sydney presents the findings of a pilot study that aimed to:

This report demonstrates the important role employers play in supporting a worker to return to work following an injury. The report uses data from the 2013 Return to Work Survey of 4698 injured workers from Australia and New Zealand.