This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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This information sheet provides an overview of work health and safety laws, including employer duties and worker rights, information on common hazards, what to do if a worker is injured at work, and where to go for help.
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Everyone in Australia has the right to be healthy and safe at work.
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Safe Work Australia has published new resources on managing WHS risks when workers are doing computer-based work from home.
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Food delivery workers are at risk of physical and psychological harm at work. Safe Work Australia has today launched the Deliver yourself home safely campaign to increase their awareness and knowledge of work health and safety.
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Read this case study to understand more about how an inclusive and understanding workplace supports the workers’ compensation and recovery process.
Read the other case studies:
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This fact sheet shares practical ways workers can reduce workers’ compensation stigma.
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This fact sheet provides details about what workers’ compensation is and how it can help you.
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Download the .ZIP file above to access a pack with all resources for workers.
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Friday 28 April 2023 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work (World Day) and Workers' Memorial Day.
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This information sheet provides details about how workers’ compensation helps.
See also:
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This information sheet provides details about what workers’ compensation is.
See also:
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This fact sheet provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) who are working as part of a contractual chain.
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In 2025, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) World Day theme will focus on the impacts of digitalisation and artificial intelligence on workers’ health and safety and will shed light on new work practices, such as the automation of tasks, big data analysis, smart digital systems and wor
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Resources and information for migrant workers about work health and safety.
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is anything a worker uses or wears to keep them healthy and safe.
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This information sheet provides advice for workers about duties under the model work health and safety (WHS) laws and what to do if workers experience workplace violence or aggression.
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This information sheet provides advice for workers about duties under WHS laws and what to do if workers experience or witness sexual harassment at the workplace.
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This fact sheet outlines key information for workers relating work health and safety and COVID-19.
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This fact sheet outlines key information for small business relating to work health and safety and COVID-19.
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Managing the work health and safety (WHS) risks from Coronaviruses (for example, common cold) at the workplace is a duty for all persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs).
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This report includes data broken down by sex, age, occupation, industry, nature of injury or disease, mechanism of injury or disease, and bodily location of the injury or disease.
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Part 3: Premiums, entitlements and scheme performance - compares the premium rates, entitlements and scheme performance of jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.
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Infographic summary of key findings Part 1: Work health and safety performance.
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Part 1: Work health and safety performance - Including comparing serious claim rates and work-related fatalities across states and territories.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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This report provides statistics about workers' compensation claims in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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The Working safely in Australia information sheet provides migrant workers and others with information on work health and safety and workers' compensation in Australia.
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