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This National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia encourages all Australians to make health and safety a central part of their workplace culture by thinking safe, working safe and being safe. 
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National Safe Work Month officially starts today! 
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This National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia encourages all Australians to make health and safety a central part of their workplace culture by thinking safe, working safe and being safe. 
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Every year in October, Safe Work Australia invites workplaces to take part and focus on health and safety at work during National Safe Work Month.
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A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must, so far as reasonably practicable, identify and manage any risks to health and safety in the workplace. 

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The final week of the campaign, For all: Action across all workplaces, focuses on maintaining momentum and ensuring work health and safety (WHS) remains a priority throughout the year.

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A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), he has a duty under work health and safety (WHS) laws to minimise the risks to his workers’ health in the workplace. 

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An information sheet about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease including the symptoms, causes and risk factors as well as information for persons conducting a business on undertaking on how to manage these risks at work.

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An information sheet about Q fever including the symptoms, causes and risk factors as well as information for persons conducting a business on undertaking on how to manage these risks at work.

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An information sheet about asbestosis and mesothelioma including the symptoms, causes and risk factors as well as information for persons conducting a business on undertaking on how to manage these risks at work.

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This week of National Safe Work Month explores For the future: The long-term impact, encouraging workplaces to think beyond immediate incidents and consider how work-related harm can affect workers over time.

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This week's focus, For health: What WHS protects, highlights the many ways work can affect both physical and psychological health.

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Think safe, work safe, be safe on the farm. 

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As the composition of workplaces changes so too can the safety risks and hazards. Have you reviewed your control measures lately to keep your workers’ safe?

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Think safe, work safe, be safe by ensuring all workers know how to stay safe and healthy in the workplace.

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These workers need a safety induction too so they can think safe, work safe, be safe. 

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Every work-related injury, illness and fatality has a human impact, affecting workers, families and communities. National Safe Work Month provides an opportunity to pause, reflect and take practical steps to prevent harm before it happens.

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Safe Work Australia has released the theme and campaign kit for National Safe Work Month 2021 ahead of the official campaign launch on 1 October.  

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October is National Safe Work Month – a time to commit to building safe and healthy workplaces for all Australians.
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Whatever the industry or workplace – every organisation can join National Safe Work Month and commit to keeping people safe and healthy at work. This information sheet includes a list of things you can do during National Safe Work Month in October to champion work health and safety in your workplace. 
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