Information for workplaces - COVID-19
Advice on how to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in your workplace.
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COVID-19 resource kit
A range of resources for business to download and display in their workplaces in relation to COVID-19.
National Safe Work Month
October is National Safe Work Month. Learn how you can join in and promote Work Health and Safety through COVID-19.
Australia is closely monitoring the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). You can access the latest information from australia.gov.au.
COVID-19 business restrictions
There are current public health directions restricting business operations in some industries in Victoria. For more information, go to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services website.
Restrictions to business operations may also be in place in other state and territories. For information about what COVID-19 public health rules apply in your state or territory, go to your government website:
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
Work health and safety guidance for COVID-19
Safe Work Australia has a central hub of COVID-19 work health and safety guidance for workplaces. Information is available for more than 30 industries covering topics including WHS duties, risk assessments, physical distancing, cleaning, hygiene and mental health. A range of practical resources and tools for businesses are also available.
Go to the COVID-19 Information for workplaces.
Safe Work Australia does not regulate or enforce WHS laws or COVID-19 public health restrictions on business operations.
WHS compliance, injury reporting, licensing and compensation claims
You must contact the WHS authority in your jurisdiction. SWA does not enforce or regulate WHS laws or workers’ compensation schemes.
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Latest Updates
To help you prepare for National Safe Work Month – Work Health and Safety through COVID-19, new work health and safety (WHS) resources have been published on the National Safe Work Month website.
The workplace exposure standard (WES) for respirable crystalline silica (silica dust) has recently halved.
Safe Work Australia has published new guidance to help businesses navigate the transition to GHS 7.
The report provides an overview of occupational lung diseases in Australia and identifies industries and occupations where workers may be at risk.
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$61.8 billion
The cost of work-related injury and disease to the Australian economy.
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110 killed
The preliminary number of Australians killed at work in 2020.
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$480 million
The total amount of workers’ compensation paid each year for work-related mental disorders.