Maintaining a safe workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This section offers information and tools to help you manage risks and protect health, safety and wellbeing.
Everything you need to know about worker’s compensation insurance, whether you’re an employer needing to insure your workers or a worker who’s been injured at work.
Your rehabilitation and return to work journey will be easier if you know your options, the steps to take, and who’s responsible for what.
Information about work health and safety and electrical licensing, registration and training.
Learn about the Acts, Regulations and codes of practice we are responsible for and find information on workplace inspections and prosecutions.
Find health and safety information and guidance about your industry and the kind of work you do.
A listing of useful resources available on the website. Use the in-page search or filters to find what you need.
Read the July 2024 edition of the Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.
How to lift training does not reduce strains and sprains and you cannot use it to demonstrate work health and safety compliance. The most effective way to manage the risk of strains and sprains is through work design, not training. Talk to your workers and investigate the hazards to understand the sources of risk and how work can be redesigned to control the risk.
Research indicates that prolonged absence from work can reduce the likelihood of a worker returning at all. For complex injuries, consult with your insurer regarding whether it may be beneficial to engage a workplace rehabilitation provider for support managing a worker’s rehabilitation and return to work. Workplace rehabilitation providers are organisations comprised of qualified allied health professionals, such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and psychologists.
Establishing and proactively maintaining a robust and person-centred rehabilitation and return to work (RRTW) system supports better RRTW outcomes including early and safe return to work. It demonstrates that you care about your workers’ wellbeing and that workers can expect a supportive and coordinated response if a work-related injury occurs.