Putting on a major event is a complex undertaking, from installing temporary infrastructure and managing contractors in the planning stage, to dealing with electrical hazards and managing large crowds during the event. Rigorous planning, communication and ongoing monitoring is essential.

This seminar is the second in a series filmed by NT WorkSafe as part of its Remote Workers Work Health and Safety Program.

Work health and safety is not set and forget – risks can change and new risks can emerge.

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Join in and support work health and safety through COVID-19. A safe workplace benefits everyone, and anyone can get involved.

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Whatever the industry, or workplace – everyone can join National Safe Work Month and commit to keeping people safe and healthy at work. 

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Each year preventable work-related injuries and illnesses costs the Australian economy $61.8 billion. As a national policy body, Safe Work Australia works to shape healthier, safer and more productive workplaces for all Australians.

If you are involved in managing a small to medium business then you are likely to have a duty as an ‘officer’ under work health and safety laws. This video features workers from a range of industries talking about why they are an officer in their business.

Watch this video to see what employers in the construction industry must do to manage these risks at work and protect their workers from occupational lung diseases.

In this seminar, Associate Professor Genevieve Healy discusses research on how sitting and standing habits influence our health and wellbeing; and considers the best changes that desk based workers can make. 

In this seminar, Professor Sharon Newnam presents findings from the Patient-handling Injuries Review of Systems project, funded by WorkSafe Victoria.

In this seminar, Associate Professor Jodi Oakman discusses the science of managing complex systems, and how this relates to MSDs. She also discusses her research into a participative hazard identification and risk management (APHIRM) toolkit, being developed Latrobe University.

In this seminar, Associate Professor Anjum Naweed presents his findings on how to ‘derail’ workplace MSD risks using systems thinking. His research is focused on work health and safety risks experienced by drivers of light rail vehicles (i.e. trams or streetcars).

Businesses that manufacture, import, supply or use hazardous chemicals should watch the webinar for information on:

Physical distancing is an important measure because the risk of COVID-19 exposure is increased when working in close contact with others.

A COVID-19 work health and safety risk assessment is an essential step for all small businesses to manage the risks from COVID-19.

Information for small businesses on cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

Safe Work Australia has developed new guidance for small businesses on work health and safety duties and managing risks from COVID-19.

See what other resources we have available on the COVID-19 Small business hub.

Find out how the Strategy is helping workers be actively involved in their recovery and return to work.

Find out what the Strategy means for workers, employers, health practitioners. rehab providers and claims managers.

Also watch our short animations on the five action areas.

Find out how the Strategy is making better use of data and research to drive continual improvement across the system.

Watch our overview of the National Return to Work Strategy.

Also watch our short animations on the five action areas.

Find out how the Strategy is helping employers to effectively support workers in their recovery and return to work.

Watch our overview of the National Return to Work Strategy.

Also watch our short animations on the five action areas.

Find out how the Strategy is helping other stakeholders support workers in their recovery and return to work.

Watch our overview of the National Return to Work Strategy.

Also watch our short animations on the five action areas.

Find out how the Strategy is supporting workplaces to reduce stigma and promote positive relationships and behaviours.

Watch our overview of the National Return to Work Strategy.

Also watch our short animations on the five action areas.

Supporting information

See how these organisations are #safetychampions with their innovative approaches to work health and safety in their workplaces.

This is part three in a three-part series.

This is part two in a three-part series.

This is part one in a three-part series.

Safe Work Australia CEO Michelle Baxter represented Australia at the Singapore WSH Conference in 2018.

The conference theme was Transforming for the future: healthy workforce, safe workplaces.

As a national policy body, Safe Work Australia shapes healthier, safer, and productive workplaces. We do this by developing and improving national work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements.

Heat is a hazard in many Australian workplaces, whether work is performed indoors or outdoors. To help you identify hazards in your workplace you should talk to workers, including health and safety representatives, and other duty holders.

Businesses must do everything that is reasonably practicable to eliminate the risks to workers’ health and safety, including those associated with working in heat. This may include cancelling certain work tasks, rescheduling tasks to cooler parts of the day or waiting for hot conditions to pass.

It’s important to identify hazards, assess risks and have control measures in place to keep workers safe while working in heat.

You can eliminate the risks of working in heat by designing the work environment with safety in mind. For example, installing air-conditioning and ventilation.

About this seminar

An organisation’s ‘culture’ consists of the values and behaviours that workers share and demonstrate. It can include the shared attitudes and beliefs that form part of the organisation’s written and unwritten rules.

Hear from a corrections officer taking a moment for work health and safety.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Hear from a truck driver taking a moment for work health and safety.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Hear from a factory worker taking a moment for work health and safety.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Hear from a construction worker taking a moment for work health and safety.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Hear from a factory worker, farmer, corrections officer, chef, nurse, truck driver and construction worker, each taking a moment for WHS.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Hear from a chef taking a moment for work health and safety.

Who is this video for?

This video is for anyone who is interested in raising awareness of the importance of WHS.

Ms Smith-Gander explains that taking a safety moment can be as simple as spending a few minutes every morning talking with your team

About this seminar 

International safety expert Professor Patrick Hudson and Qantas Engineering Head of Safety, Quality and Compliance Mark Sinclair discuss managing WHS risks in complex and hazardous industries.

This video is a part of a series developed for National Safe Work Month 2017, focusing on our seven priority industries as identified in the

This video is a part of a series developed for National Safe Work Month 2017, focusing on our seven priority industries as identified in the