2024 theme
We are pleased to share that the 2024 theme is Safety is everyone’s business. This theme encapsulates a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right across all industries and occupations, while reinforcing the business benefit that comes from committing to safer workplaces.
Weekly topics
Each week of National Safe Work Month revolves around a particular work health and safety topic. Incorporating your consultation feedback, this year the topics are:
- Week 1: Work health and safety fundamentals
- Week 2: Psychosocial hazards
- Week 3: Risk management fundamentals
- Week 4: Musculoskeletal injuries
SafeTea
The SafeTea sub-campaign will return this year by popular demand! This event-based campaign encourages workplaces across the nation to gather the team and discuss WHS over a cuppa. Keep an eye out for the launch of SafeTea resources in the coming months.
Get involved
Do your bit to foster safe and healthy workplaces across Australia by following these steps:
- Download or customise our National Safe Work Month resources
- We have posters, social media tiles, activity sheets, email signatures and more to help you raise awareness of WHS in your workplace.
- Use the hashtags #SafeWorkMonth and #SafetyIsOurBusiness to share your National Safe Work Month activities with us.
- Subscribe to our mailing list
- Stay in the know on all things National Safe Work Month by subscribing to our mailing list. Be sure to tick ‘National Safe Work Month’ from the list of topics.
See the NSWM webpage for more information.