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Workplace Health & Safety Show kicks off in Sydney this October
The 2024 Workplace Health & Safety Show is set to take place in Sydney from 23 to 24 October, coinciding with National Safe Work Month.
National Safe Work Month: A call to prioritise workplace safety across Australia
As October marks National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia is urging all Australians to take workplace safety seriously.
Aussie workers still battling high injury and illness rates, report finds
New data from Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2024 reveals that Australian workers continue to face significant risks in the workplace, with 200 workers fatally injured in 2023.
Australia enacts engineered stone ban to protect workers
Australia has implemented a landmark ban on engineered stone to safeguard workers from silicosis, a lung disease caused by respirable crystalline silica.
Week 2 of National Safe Work Month zeroes in on workers’ mental health
Safe Work Australia’s National Safe Work Month 2023 kicks off its second week, with the celebration now focused on protecting workers’ mental health.
Working together to support all workers this National Safe Work Month
This National Safe Work Month, organisations and individuals are encouraged to put work health and safety front and centre through the theme for everyone’s safety, work safely.
Safe Work Australia unveils 2023 report on national work health and safety statistics
Safe Work Australia has released the 2023 report titled, 'Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia,' providing an overview of work health and safety in the country.
AI, wearable technology could help protect workers from injuries, expert says
Artificial intelligence and wearable technology can help companies better understand the risk profile of their workforce and provide bespoke injury prevention training where needed, according to a workplace safety expert.
5 things employers must prioritise in new WHS strategy— IEC Group CEO
Marie Kinsella, CEO of the IEC Group – the organisers of the upcoming Workplace Health and Safety Show – said that with the recently released 10-year Australian Work Health and Safety (WHS) Strategy, employers should prioritise the prevention of fatalities, injuries, and illness as well as the promotion of improved mental health for workers, among other things.
SWA rolls out report detailing pandemic impacts on returning workers
Government statutory agency Safe Work Australia (SWA) has issued a new report illustrating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers returning to work following an injury or illness.
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