October is National Safe Work Month.
National Safe Work Month is a SafeWork SA initiative that puts the spotlight on safety. It promotes working together, working smarter, working happier and, most importantly, working safer.
Our top 10 tips for a safe and healthy workplace:
1. Ensure everyone knows and understands potential hazards in the workplace and works to reduce risks;
2. Highlight and promote commitment to the principles of a positive safety culture;
3. Make safety performance is part of all managers’ and workers’ job descriptions;
4. Promptly respond to health and safety issues;
5. Encourage and support workers to report health and safety concerns;
6. Methodically investigate all incidents and near misses, identify root causes, and respond by reducing risks to safety;
7. Communicate regularly with supervisors and workers about safety;
8. Ensure that health and safety is of primary importance when inducting new workers into the workplace;
9. Promote and attend safety training sessions; and
10. Support workers with mental health conditions and prevent discrimination against them in the workplace.
Business SA can support your business with all your safety needs, with consulting services in the areas of Workplace Relations, WHS and Injury Management, a variety of publications to keep you up to date with legislative changes, and a range of our public training courses that can also be delivered onsite to your workplace.
We have courses for every level ranging from WHS for Officers for a high level awareness of responsibilities to Introduction to WHS for a basic overview of safety in the workplace. All of our courses can be delivered on-site at your premise or tailored to suit your individual needs.
For more information please contact Cindy Jackway, Employer Solutions Sales Manager on (08) 8300 0247 or email
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