WorkSafe Victoria is to run its first fully virtual Health and Safety Month in October, with a focus on helping employers and workers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chief Executive of WorkSafe, Colin Radford said the Health and Safety Month always took place in October but this year’s program was designed especially to respond to immediate needs.
“This year, Victorian workers and businesses are facing a unique and acute set of challenges,” Mr Radford said.
“These sessions are a valuable opportunity for people to get their questions answered and hear from the experts on a range of COVID-19 related issues,” he said.
Mr Radford encouraged everyone who was connected with a workplace to have a look at the website and register for a session that could help them manage the risks of COVID-19.
WorkSafe Victoria is to offer 16 free online seminars to help employers and workers maintain safe, healthy and connected workplaces during the pandemic and beyond.
“Some sessions in the Navigating Through COVID-19 program are designed to address pandemic related safety issues in specific industries, while others will cover broader topics such as leadership, working from home and looking after injured workers,” Mr Radford said.
“Mental health will be a major focus, with a panel presentation on how organisations across different industries are promoting wellbeing through the pandemic,” he said.
He said there would also be online events aimed at young workers, while multicultural community leaders had been invited to a special presentation about everyone’s rights and responsibilities at work.
As part of the program, Mr Radford is to host Surviving COVID: A WorkSafe perspective, to show how WorkSafe was supporting workplaces through the crisis and what getting back to work safely might look like on the other side of the pandemic.
Further information on events for Health and Safety Month can be accessed at this PS News link.
