Safe Work Australia Week is here
The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) Chairman, Mr Bill Scales AO, today encouraged all Australians to get involved in national Safe Work Australia Week and make workplace safety a priority.
Safe Work Australia Week, being held this year from 19 - 25 October, is a national week to focus attention on workplace safety issues around Australia. The week aims to encourage all working Australians to get involved in, and concentrate on, safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease.
Mr Scales said that that over 3000 organisations from a diverse range of industries across Australia are participating in Safe Work Australia Week 2008.
“Safety is everybody’s business. I encourage all employees and employers to get involved in Safe Work Australia Week.
“It is not too late to get involved. You can get involved in the week by holding Safe Work Australia Week events such as a safety BBQ, refreshing safety procedures and starting a safety noticeboard.
“Safe Work Australia Week events don’t need to cost a lot of money or take a lot of time, they just need to get the word out about the importance of workplace safety.
“Every year, more than 250 Australians lose their lives as a result of a work-related injury and over 14 000 Australians are seriously injured at work. Work-related injuries also cost the Australian economy some $34 billion a year.
“It is the personal cost of workplace injury, illness and death that puts these economic costs into perspective. Every life lost is someone’s child, someone’s husband, someone’s wife – someone’s loved one.
“It is everybody’s right to come home safe from work. Safe Work Australia Week serves as a timely reminder of the importance of workplace safety.
“Australia currently ranks in the top five countries for reducing work-related deaths. While this shows we are taking steps in the right direction, more needs to be done and more can be done to improve workplace safety.
“Workplace safety matters. In a country as prosperous as ours there is no reason why Australia should not be the world leader in workplace safety.”
The ASCC website has a range of information about Safe Work Australia Week including ideas for events, downloadable resources, information and inspirational messages from Safe Work Australia Week Safety Ambassadors, industry workplace safety statistics and links to each state and territory WorkCover and WorkSafe organisation.
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