National Safe Work Month, held annually in October, encourages all individuals and organisations to prioritise work health and safety (WHS) and take preventative action to reduce the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
The campaign aims to promote a positive safety culture and to emphasise the importance of good WHS practices.
Each National Safe Work Month revolves around an annual safety-related theme and each week is dedicated to a particular WHS topic. This year the weekly topics are:
- Week 1: Work health and safety fundamentals
- Week 2: Psychosocial hazards
- Week 3: Risk management fundamentals
- Week 4: Musculoskeletal injuries
Read more about each week by visiting our weekly pages.
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Week 1 (1-6 October)
WHS fundamentals -
Week 2 (7-13 October)
Psychosocial hazards -
Week 3 (14-20 October)
Risk management fundamentals -
Week 4 (21-31 October)
Musculoskeletal injuries
Week 1 (1-6 October)
Work health and safety fundamentals
This week gets back to basics by unpacking the fundamentals of WHS that everyone should know.
Week 2 (6-13 October)
Psychosocial hazards
Preventing psychological and physical harm at work are equally important. Encompassing World Mental Health Day, this week looks at how to identify and manage psychosocial hazards.
Week 4 (21-31 October)
Musculoskeletal injuries
This week looks at musculoskeletal injuries and how to effectively manage the risk of harm.
Week 3 (14-20 October)
Risk management fundamentals
Risk management is integral to a safe and healthy workplace. This week learn how to undertake a WHS risk assessment, including how to identify hazards in the workplace.