October is National Safe Work Month- a time employers and workers across Australia commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces.
What is National Safe Work Month?
National Safe Work Month, held annually in October, encourages all individuals and organisations to prioritise work health and safety (WHS), and take preventative action to reduce the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
The campaign aims to promote a positive safety culture and to emphasise the importance of good WHS practices.
Each National Safe Work Month revolves around an annual safety-related theme and each week is dedicated to a particular WHS topic.
Weekly Topics
Each National Safe Work Month revolves around an annual safety-related theme and each week is dedicated to a particular WHS topic. This year the weekly topics are:
- Week 1: Work health and safety fundamentals
- Week 2: Psychosocial hazards
- Week 3: Risk management fundamentals
- Week 4: Musculoskeletal injuries
How can I get Involved?
There are multiple different ways to get your workplace involved in National Safe Work Month.
Watch the video in the link below to find out how!
