Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderBe Upstanding
When working from home, the majority of your time is likely to still be spent sitting at a desk or table. Our main reaction to a busy workload is to sit for as long as possible until the task is done. To help avoid this, this blog provides useful tips on sitting less and moving more.
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderBe Upstanding
This blog provides ideas for adopting different positions for working at home, other than standard sitting on a chair at a desk. The ideas for sitting in different postures on the floor or exercising while standing may not suit everybody, but it shows how the opportunity of working at home can be...
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderAustralian Government Comcare
This checklist provides guidance for short-term working from home arrangements.The considerations proposed should be seen as minimum requirements only.
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderBe Upstanding
This website provides an overview of the health risks associated with long periods of sitting, the benefits of regular movement, and strategies that persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) and workers can implement to reduce sitting time at work. These strategies are easy to understand...
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderBe Upstanding
This toolkit is a collection of information, guidance materials and templates that can help workplaces develop and apply an organisational strategy to reduce prolonged sitting in the workplace. Prolonged sitting poses significant risks to the health of workers and to the organisations they work for...
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderWorksafe Australia
This reports examines the most recent evidence from Australia and overseas on sedentary work, its likely consequences and the potential control options.
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderWorksafe Australia
On this website, some frequently asked questions on musculoskeletal issues are answered. Questions like 'How much can I Safely lift?', and 'what is ergonomics?' are answered. The information gives an insight in the regulations on Musculoskeletal Disorders in Australia and can be seen as a quick...
