NT WorkSafe's National Safe Work Month events

Northern Territory WorkSafe (NT WorkSafe) joins the chorus of safety regulators across Australia calling on employers and workers to be ‘safety champions’ this National Safe Work Month. Throughout October (and always), the regulator is calling on businesses and staff to take active roles in creating and promoting strong health and safety cultures and best practices. This could be done by hosting an event, attending a seminar and putting posters and flyers around the workplace.

“As we have seen so tragically this year, an instant is all it takes for someone to be seriously injured or killed in the workplace,” NT WorkSafe Acting Executive Director Melissa Garde said. “Organising an event can be as simple as having a morning tea and encouraging everyone to discuss incidents or near misses that have occurred at their workplace. An incident or near miss can indicate a control measure is no longer working or there is a new hazard in the workplace. Make sure there is consultation during the risk management process and when control measures are reviewed or developed, so everyone is clear on what needs to be done to avoid being injured,” Garde said.

NT WorkSafe’s events include safety seminars on heat stress, bullying and harassment, workers compensation and driving in outback Australia — running in Alice Springs (7 October) and Darwin (9 and 10 October). NT WorkSafe is also offering free small business safety consultations later in the month — in Alice Springs (21 and 22 October) and Tennant Creek (23 and 24 October). It joins events being run by other Australian states, such as those in Victoria, where WorkSafe Victoria’s Health and Safety Month is underway.

More information on NT WorkSafe events running this National Safe Work Month can be found via their website.

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