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Aug 19, 2026 7 min

SAWB - HR and Burnout

from SafetyAtWorkBlog Hosted by Kevin Jones

This episode looks at the HR spin on burnout and exposes what’s really going on: unsafe work design and breached OHS duties. Using a recent media story about a government IT contract demanding 24/7 availability, I ask why psychosocial hazards aren’t “invisible threats”; they’re predictable outcomes of poor procurement, bad management, and ignored legal obligations. Burnout isn’t complex through an OHS lens: redesign the work, resource it properly, and stop pretending prevention is optional. For the full article with quotes and references, subscribe at www.safetyatworkblog.com . If you like what you hear, consider engaging Kevin as an OHS advisor or writer.

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