Next week marks the start of National Safe Work Month – Safe Work Australia’s annual public awareness campaign, a time for employers and workers across Australia to commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces.

October is National Safe Work Month, a time for employers and workers across Australia to commit to cr

This zip file contains our 2025 theme logo, Safety: every job, every day, in a range of formats for non-commercial use as part of your National Safe Work Month activities. 

Use our talking points at your SafeTea event this National Safe Work Month to start a discussion on WHS. 

Use our SafeTea posters this National Safe Work Month to spread the word and make safety: every job, every day a reality in October and beyond.

Use our SafeTea posters this National Safe Work Month to spread the word and make safety: every job, every day a reality in October and beyond. 

Set a date and spread the word with our SafeTea event poster to help get everyone together to talk about safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month. 

The definitive guide to planning a SafeTea event this National Safe Work Month! Print it out and bring everyone together to make safety: every job, every day a reality in October and beyond. 

Come up with your own questions and prompts to start the WHS conversation with a customisable version of our discussion dice. 

Get the WHS conversation started at your SafeTea event this National Safe Work Month by rolling the discussion dice!

Use our SafeTea decorations on your cups, mugs or as coasters at your SafeTea event this National Safe Work Month!

Promote safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month with our desktop wallpapers for your laptop or PC. 

Promote safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month with our desktop wallpapers for your laptop or PC. 

Represent National Safe Work Month in your Teams, Zoom or Webex calls with our safety: every job, every day video call backgrounds!

Represent National Safe Work Month in your Teams, Zoom or Webex calls with our safety: every job, every day video call backgrounds!

Represent National Safe Work Month in your Teams, Zoom or Webex calls with our safety: every job, every day video call backgrounds!

Use our social media tiles on your own channels to promote Safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month. 

Use our social media tiles on your own channels to promote Safety: every job, every day this National Safe Work Month. 

Use our collection of posters to promote National Safe Work Month in your workplace this October. 

Use our collection of posters to promote National Safe Work Month in your workplace this October. 

Use our collection of posters to promote National Safe Work Month in your workplace this October. 

Use our collection of posters to promote National Safe Work Month in your workplace this October. 

Use our collection of posters to promote National Safe Work Month in your workplace this October. 

Use these email banners to promote National Safe Work Month right from your inbox!

Use these email banners to promote National Safe Work Month right from your inbox!

Use these email banners to promote National Safe Work Month right from your inbox!

Put your WHS knowledge to the test this National Safe Work Month with our crossword puzzle! Browse our website to solve the clues and check the answers when you're done. 

Get creative and spread the message of Safety: every job, every day this October with our National Safe Work Month colouring in sheets!

Get creative and spread the message of Safety: every job, every day this October with our National Safe Work Month colouring in sheets!

How to get involved

Safe Work Australia is encouraging everyone to promote World Day and Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2025 to recognise the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

How to get involved

Safe Work Australia is encouraging everyone to promote World Day and Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2025 to recognise the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

How to get involved

Safe Work Australia is encouraging everyone to promote World Day and Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2025 to recognise the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

How to get involved

Safe Work Australia is encouraging everyone to promote World Day and Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2025 to recognise the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

How to get involved

Safe Work Australia is encouraging everyone to promote World Day and Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2025 to recognise the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

Controlling psychosocial risks

In deciding how to control psychosocial risks, you must consider:

Effective consultation with workers improves decision-making about health and safety matters and assists in reducing work-related injuries and illness. 

Myths about psychosocial hazards

To control the risk from poor support your workplace can:

You must provide your workers with information, training and instruction or supervision to help them stay safe at work. New and inexperienced workers are particularly at risk.

Support your workers by:

Common psychosocial hazards include:

A psychosocial hazard is anything that could cause psychological harm (e.g. harm to someone’s mental health) however they can also cause physical harm. Psychosocial hazards are created by:

Myth: 

"Young workers don’t get serious injuries at work".

Fact: 

Worker Wednesday – Proactively managing WHS risks

How can you be involved?