#occupational-health

#occupational-health

Workers, doctors and lawyers unite in calls for urgent reform to fix a system described as adversarial, outdated and unfair, writes Andrew Klein. The new workplace reality exposes systemic flaws The dramatic shift toward remote work in Australia has created a critical stress test for the nation's workers' compensation systems, revealing fundamental flaws in how workplace injuries are recognised, assessed and compensated.

Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study. The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health, the researchers said. Extreme temperatures are increasingly common owing to the climate crisis, potentially causing widespread and long-lasting damage to the health of billions, the scientists warned.

"We learned from that. When you start taking people to the hospital, it's not fun." - Jose Chavez reflects on the serious repercussions of heat illness among workers.

Anja Bensinger-Stolze stated that there must be uniform occupational health and safety regulations for students and school employees, ensuring their protection during heat waves.

"One of the things I remember, especially when I was doing sugar beets, is that I would lay down on the ditches on the road because my back was killing me. I was only 12 years old."