Safety News September 2022

Safety Newsletter

September 2022

Issue 43

Take a moment and talk about psychosocial hazards

Psychosocial hazards are the things at work that can harm mental health. Safe Work Australia (SWA) are encouraging businesses to take a moment and have a conversation about psychosocial hazards, during mental health week in October 2022.

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Supreme Court decision puts spotlight on interstate workers’ compensation

A recent Queensland Supreme Court decision highlighted the importance of workers’ compensation jurisdictions for employers that might have people working for them in more than one state or territory – or even overseas.

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Mentally healthy workplaces – tools for small business

Understanding the signs of a mentally healthy workplace is tricky – especially when you can’t see them. Safe Work Vic have created a ‘Work Well’ Toolkit, to help you on your way to creating a mentally healthy workplace and fulfilling your responsibilities as an employer.

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Safe Work Month 2022

Safe Work Australia are running weekly themes this year for Safe Work Month with free resources available to support each weekly theme. There is a whole range of materials you can use to engage workers not only during safe work month but all year round. We particularly like the ‘how to consult with workers’ infographic, plus many more.

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Lessons Learned in Safety

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.

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