In December 2022, a positive duty on employers, businesses, and organisations to take ‘reasonable and proportionate’ steps to eliminate unlawful conduct in the workplace was included in the Sex Discrimination Act.
Amendments have been made to the model WHS Act and model WHS Regulations, including how WHS penalty provisions are expressed, increasing penalty amounts and providing for the indexation of penalty amounts.
A new 10-year national strategy to reduce workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses in Australia has been released. The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033 addresses ongoing and emerging challenges in work health and safety over the next decade, including managing psychosocial risks, the rise of artificial intelligence, automation and related technologies, and new types…
Australia is a world leader in WHS. Unfortunately, workers and others continue to be injured at and by work, sometimes fatally. We need to ensure that WHS is core to how we do business in Australia. Lessons learned from prosecutions can provide insight into future safety improvements.
Understanding the signs of a mentally healthy workplace is tricky – especially when you can’t see them. That’s why SafeWork Vic have created the WorkWell Toolkit, to help you control hazards that you can’t see and help you on your way to creating a mentally healthy workplace and fulfilling your responsibilities as an employer.
October is National Safe Work Month—a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace. Being healthy and safe means being free from physical and psychological harm. During October each year, Safe Work Australia asks businesses, employers and workers across Australia to join National Safe Work Month and commit to building safe and healthy…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preventing psychological harm is an essential part of creating a healthy and safe workplace. The model work health and safety (WHS) laws now include regulations on psychosocial hazards. A new model Code of Practice on Managing psychosocial hazards at work explains the laws and how to comply with them, including practical steps to manage workplace…
The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and regulations will commence in Western Australia on March 31, 2022. It marks a historic day for Western Australia and the McGowan Government after 38 years, WA’s work health and safety laws will be modernised.
The Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022 came into effect on 16 March 2022, enabling WorkSafe Victoria to prevent and respond to workplace safety concerns and improve outcomes for injured workers and their families.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More than half a million Australians sustain a work-related injury or illness each year. The various impacts on affected workers can be devastating and frequently reverberate more widely through families and communities.
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