GET INVOLVED FOR SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA WEEK
27 August, 2007
This year, Safe Work Australia Week will be held from 21 to 27 October.
"Get involved because safety is everybody's business" is the theme for Safe Work Australia Week which aims to encourage all working Australians, particularly employers, to get involved and concentrate on safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease.
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA WEEK?
Gain some local media coverage for your business by promoting a new safety initiative:
If you have a new safety initiative in your workplace, try contacting your local newspaper to promote it. Arrange to set up a photo opportunity for publicity.
You can hold your own event for Safe Work Australia Week.
By organising a safety event in your workplace you can begin to highlight to your employees the importance of safety and the role that everyone plays in making safety a priority at work.
You can get involved by participating in a safety event in your state or territory or by conducting a safety activity in your own workplace. Incorporating safety into our everyday work practices and making it a daily consideration not only improves occupational health and safety (OHS) performance, but also has a very significant effect on productivity.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION?
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/training/events/worksafeweek/hold/index.htm
Ideas for activities and resources are available from the Australian Safety and Compensation Council's Safe Work Week webpage: http://www.ascc.gov.au/ascc/NewsEvents/SafeWorkAusWeek/
To get ideas for safety activities, download the employer kit to assist you in organising your workplace events and order free promotional products to give to your staff. You will also find links to your state and territory Safe Work Australia Week activities.