Safe Work Australia acknowledges the impact of COVID-19 during National Safe Work Month

During October, Safe Work Australia invites employers, organisations and work health and safety leaders to take part in National Safe Work Month and focus on health and safety at work.

Safety at work affects everyone – workers, their families, businesses, and our community.

This year’s theme is Work Health and Safety through COVID-19, acknowledging and reflecting the wide-reaching impact of the pandemic on Australian workplaces.

Good work health and safety practice and risk management are more important than ever.

Safe Work Australia advises that “to keep our workplaces safe, we all need to work together to manage the risks arising from COVID-19.”

Safe Work Australia is offering a free campaign kit which includes a range of resources to promote work health and safety in the workplace. You can also find links to guidance on managing work health and safety risks from COVID-19.

New resources and tools will also be released during National Safe Work Month in October.

How to participate in National Safe Work Month

1. Go to the National Safe Work Month website and download resources from the campaign kit.

2. Customise and share the resources with your workplace, work teams, supervisor or health and safety representative.

3. Follow Safe Work Australia on social media to keep up to date with what’s happening and new campaign materials and promote using the hashtags #safeworkmonth and #safetytogether.

For more information go to the National Safe Work Month website