Safety

               

Safety in the workplace is a priority at Fraser Coast Regional Council.

 

Safe Work Australia Week

Safety is everybody’s business!

Safe Work Australia Week is a national week to focus attention on workplace safety issues around Australia. It aims to encourage all working Australians to get involved in, and concentrate on, safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease.

This year Safe Work Australia Week will be held from 26 - 30 October 2009.


Why is workplace safety important?


Over 140 000 Australians are seriously injured at work every year and more than 250 die as a result of work-related injuries. Many more die as a result of work-related disease such as mesothelioma.

This means 17 in every 1000 employees will be off work for at least a week due to work-related injury and disease with two of these needing over six months off work to recover from their injuries or illness.

The tragedy is that work-related injury, illness and death can be prevented through the adoption of safer work practises.

Safe Work Australia Week reminds us all that safety in the workplace is a priority.

 

Safety Activities 

In recognition of the importance of working safely, Fraser Coast Regional Council's Workplace Health and Safety Team have developed an activity booklet. If you would like to win a prize, you must complete the activities and return the booklet to one of the Fraser Coast Regional Libraries at Hervey Bay, Maryborough or Tiaro by close of business on Monday 26 October, 2009.