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Work health and safety across Australia’s regions
24 September 2025 |
Work health and safety across Australia’s regions 24 Sep 2025 Safe Work Australia has published a new article exploring how work health and safety outcomes vary across Australia’s urban, regional, and remote areas.  The analysis uses national workers’ …
  • Disease and injury data
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New hub for our Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset
18 September 2025 |
New hub for our Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset 18 Sep 2025 Safe Work Australia has released a new hub and dashboards for the Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset (BOHD) on our data website – Our Data. Your Stories. The BOHD introduced new experimental …
  • Disease and injury data
  • Disease and injury data by occupation
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Updated guidance on the installation of batteries for rooftop solar systems now available
16 September 2025 |
Guide
Updated guidance on the installation of batteries for rooftop solar systems now available 16 Sep 2025 Safe Work Australia has updated the Guide to managing the risks of rooftop solar installation work with guidance for managing the work health and safety …
  • Electrical safety
  • Managing health and safety
  • Risk management
  • Working at heights
  • Working at heights
  • Working in heat
  • Working in weather
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Towards safer, healthier workplaces: Safe Work Australia Research Summit 2025
08 September 2025 |
Towards safer, healthier workplaces: Safe Work Australia Research Summit 2025 08 Sep 2025 Safe Work Australia’s Research Summit brings together over 200 leading voices to discuss current research, emerging priorities and evidence gaps in work health and …
  • Research
  • Research and Evaluation Strategy
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Best Practice Review – have your say on Australia’s WHS laws
04 September 2025 |
Best Practice Review – have your say on Australia’s WHS laws 04 Sep 2025 Safe Work Australia is undertaking a review of the model Work Health and Safety Act and model Work Health and Safety Regulations to strengthen and maintain harmonisation. The review …
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New model Code of Practice to manage risks of silica dust in the workplace
29 August 2025 |
New model Code of Practice to manage risks of silica dust in the workplace 29 Aug 2025 Safe Work Australia has published a new model Code of Practice for managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace to help protect workers from silica. …
  • Crystalline silica and silicosis
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Our activity kit is your guide to safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month
27 August 2025 |
Campaign kit
Our activity kit is your guide to safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month 27 Aug 2025 October is National Safe Work Month , a time for employers and workers across Australia to commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces. This year’s …
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Public consultation on the draft model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of biological hazards at work
24 July 2025 |
Public consultation on the draft model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of biological hazards at work 24 Jul 2025 Safe Work Australia is developing a model Code of Practice (model Code) which provides practical guidance for employers on how to manage …
  • Biological hazards
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WHS prosecutions: new data now available
16 July 2025 |
Statistical tables
WHS prosecutions: new data now available 16 Jul 2025 Safe Work Australia has updated the WHS prosecutions dashboard to reflect the latest publicly available data from 2024. We have also enhanced the dashboard functionality by adding the ability to filter …
  • Cost of injury and illness
  • Statistics
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New airborne contaminants hub now live!
08 July 2025 |
New airborne contaminants hub now live! 08 Jul 2025 Safe Work Australia has released an online airborne contaminants hub to help employers understand their WHS duties to protect workers from exposure and comply with workplace exposure limits. The hub …
  • Airborne Contaminants
  • Workplace Exposure Limits for hazardous chemicals
  • Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
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