There are a range of activities you can organise in your workplace to raise awareness about work health and safety.
Being healthy and safe not only means being free from physical and psychological harm – this means a safe and respectful workplace free from bullying and harassment. A healthy and safe workplace benefits everyone.
Need some inspiration?
Your workplace activity or event can be quite fun and informal. In addition, health and safety representative (HSR) led activities are fabulous ways of fostering teamwork and connection.
Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
- Host a SafeTea where workers can get together to discuss work health and safety topics
- Run a safety quiz or challenge to engage workers
- Organise a clean-up day that focusses on removing potential hazards
- Hold a mini Olympics to get both your brains and muscles active
- Offer health checks to your workers
- Send out daily safety tips or reminders focussing on different topics each week
- Partner with local businesses or industry groups to host joint safety workshops or seminars, leveraging collective expertise and resources
- Produce safety videos
- Encourage training or invest in professional development opportunities.
Weekly focus areas: The Way Forward
We’ve put together a collection of engaging, practical activities to help you promote health and safety in your workplace throughout Safe Work Month. Whether you're planning a morning tea, a toolbox talk, or a team challenge, there’s something for every workplace.
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If you are a health and safety representative or a business, here are some of the activities you can organise in your workplace this month to take part.
- HSRs, supervisors and managers can lead a safety inspection and review of hierarchy of controls within their teams.
- Recognise safety campions and role models in your work area.
- Place health and safety posters around the workplace and where workers gather.
- Include CaLD workers in activities and accommodate language or cultural differences. Use our health and safety information sheets in other languages.
- Play safety videos on loop in your breakout rooms.
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Promote positive work practices that support mental health and wellbeing.
- Invite your EAP to talk to workers and supervisors and list the services they can access to support their wellbeing.
- Offer mental health first aid training for workers and equip them to support co-workers experiencing mental health issues.
- Enhance managers and supervisors with skills and knowledge by providing professional development in psychosocial hazards and safety. Encourage your workers to join and access webinars, online resources and training available through organisations such as Mental Health Commission, Mates in Mining, Mates in Construction etc.
- Organise daily or weekly mindfulness or relaxation sessions like meditation or yoga to help reduce stress and promote mental wellness.
- Promote regular wellbeing check-ins, where managers can have one-on-one conversations to discuss mental health and workload with their workers.
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Raise awareness of workplace hazards that can lead to multiple or repeat serious injuries and fatalities and encourage the adoption of effective risk management strategies.
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Promote ways to improve workplace practices around hazardous dusts and ensure workers are protected from harm.
- Check out the resources from Cancer Council.
- Run a short workshop or lunch and learn session focussed on the risks of welding fumes and silica substance exposures.
- Host a "spot the hazard" photo challenge.
- Create an awareness campaign around hazardous dusts like silica, asbestos, and welding fumes by hosting a trivia game or invite a guest speaker.
Let's talk safety!
Show your commitment to workplace health and safety by sharing your Safe Work Month activities with us! Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram and share your posts using #WorkSafeWA and #SWM2025.
Access our free resources to help you plan your own health and safety awareness programs at your workplace. You can also check out Safe Work Australia's SafeTea and activity kit for additional resources.
Campaign kit Safe Work Month resources
