National Safe Work Month, held annually in October, encourages all of us to prioritise work health and safety (WHS) and take preventative action to reduce the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
This year’s theme is ‘Safety is everyone’s business’
This theme encapsulates a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right, while reinforcing the business benefit that comes from committing to safer workplaces. The theme emphasises the positive outcomes of good WHS risk management, highlighting individual, organisational and wider community benefit.
Let’s keep all our employees safe and healthy by ensuring WHS is core to how we do business.
Why is National Safe Work Month important?
National Safe Work Month is important because Safe Work Australia’s latest data shows that in 2022, 195 workers in Australia were fatally injured at work and 127,800 serious workers’ compensation claims were made.
No job should be unsafe and no death or injury is acceptable. National Safe Work Month provides a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of WHS and highlight the collective benefit safe and healthy work has to everyone.
We believe that health, safety, and wellbeing are shared responsibilities across all our workplaces. We strive to:
⭐ Empower all employees to actively identify hazards, mitigate risks, and promote a sense of ownership and responsibility.
⭐ Create environments that are physically safe and emotionally supportive
⭐ Involve people we support in safety discussions and decisions to the extent possible
⭐ Regularly review and update our safety practices to ensure they are effective and relevant to Endeavour Foundation, Community Solutions, and Brace’s unique environments.
Each week of National Safe Work Month is dedicated to a particular WHS topic. This year the weekly topics are:
Want to get involved in National Safe Work Month?
You could have a ‘SafeTea’ Talk! Gather your team, get together and have a conversation about work health and safety (WHS) with a beverage of your choice. All you need is yourself, a few colleagues, and a drink of your choice.
Safe Work Australia have created several resources to help you have a ‘SafeTea’ talk in your workplace:
Our new Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement
We recently released our new Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement, signed by David Swain. This policy sets the direction for our future safety and wellbeing strategy as part of our 5-year plan. It replaces the old QD 4001 policy with a name that better reflects our scope.
- Click here to view the full policy.
- Click here to download, print and display the policy at your site.
- An Easy Read version is also available, which you can share with your team and people we support at team meetings.
For more information, you can visit our Workplace Health and Safety page or contact your WHS Business Partner at [email protected].
More National Safe Work Month resources
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