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Agricultural safety forum
The cost of safety: It's not what you think
The 2026 National Farm Safety Week concluded with WorkSafe’s annual agricultural forum, held on 24 July at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre. The event, The cost of safety: It’s not what you think, brought together around 100 farmers, agriculture educators and industry representatives to explore the real impacts of farm workplace incidents and practical ways to improve safety.
Introduced by WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North, the forum featured presentations from WorkSafe Investigations, WorkCover WA, St John WA, the WorkSafe agriculture team and Safe Farms, including a panel discussion with farmers on safety in agriculture.
Recordings of the event will be available at a later stage.
WorkSafe Agriculture Youth Safety Award
Introduced in 2025, the WorkSafe Agriculture Youth Safety Award shines a light on Year 11 students leading the way in agricultural work health and safety. In its first year, 10 students from five agricultural colleges and two farm schools were recognised as the best students in work health and safety in their year.
The award is one of the components of the Agriculture Youth Education Program that saw WorkSafe inspectors visit colleges and schools to give presentations to Years 11 and 12 students and undertake educational inspections of the farms and facilities with college farm staff.
Learn more about the award recipients.
Agricultural industry inquiry
Following the 12th fatality in 12 months in the Western Australian agricultural industry, WorkSafe Commissioner Darren Kavanagh established an Inquiry with an Independent Inquirer appointed.
WorkSafe is working with industry stakeholders, worker representatives and peak bodies to further drive work health and safety improvements in the sector, in line with the recommendations provided in the Inquiry Report.
Find out more about the agricultural industry inquiry, including the inquiry report and WorkSafe’s response.
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