Every October, Safe Work Australia leads a national campaign to raise awareness about workplace health and safety. Since 2009, this initiative has encouraged businesses across Australia to commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces for all employees.
October marks the month to remind both workers and employers to practice and implement in building a safe and healthy workplace.
Having a safe and healthy workplace culture benefits everyone such as:
- greater productivity
- increased job satisfaction
- lower absenteeism rates
- less workplace injury and workers compensation claims
- faster return to work
- lower workers compensation premiums
How ABILITY GROUP Supports Safe Work
At ABILITY GROUP, we help organisations strengthen their safety culture through:
- Workplace injury prevention strategies such as work hardening programs.
- Return-to-work support for employees recovering from illness or injury.
- Risk management consulting to minimise exposure in high-risk industries.
- Training and education to empower workers with safe practices.
This October, it is important that businesses and organisations to plan and implement this procedures. Thinking safe is identifying the risks and maintain healthy and safe workplaces. Working safe is about implementing the measures and mange risks including the steps to take to reduce and avoid workplace incidents. Being safe considers the ongoing process of managing and monitoring the WHS risks.
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Source: Comcare – Australian Government
Title: Benefits of safe and healthy work
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Source: Safe Work Australia
Title: National Safe Work Month
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