The 2013 edition of the annual mesothelioma incidence report Mesothelioma in Australia: incidence 1982 to 2009, mortality 1997 to 2011 has been released by Safe Work Australia. This is the sixth report in the series. The 2013 edition shows that in 2009 there were 666 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in Australia. The total number of...

A report released by Safe Work Australia clearly 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. View the Return to Work Survey: Role of the Employer and Workplace...

The fifth edition of the Occupational disease indicators report has been released by Safe Work Australia. The report examined eight priority disease groups: mental disorders, noise-induced hearing loss, occupational cancers, musculoskeletal disorders, infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory diseases, contact dermatitis, and...

Safe Work Australia has published a report by the University of Sydney about the findings of the Work Ability in Australia pilot study. Work ability is the capacity of workers to meet the demands of their jobs. The aim of the study is to examine: how factors such as age, socioeconomic status, social support and health affect work ability...

The Australian Mesothelioma Registry (AMR) has released its third annual data report. The report focuses on mesothelioma cases diagnosed during 2013 and notified to the Registry up to 31 May 2014. Asbestos exposure information is also presented and is based on people diagnosed with mesothelioma who completed the survey recruitment proces...

The paper reports on the attitudes of Australian workers towards acceptance of risk taking and rule breaking in the workplace as measured by the Perceptions of Work Health and Safety Survey 2012-13. The Perceptions of Work Health and Safety Survey aimed to provide a baseline measure of work health and safety attitudes, beliefs and action...