The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has taken action to ensure employers are not operating without workers’ compensation cover.

​SIRA says 1627 businesses purchased cover following investigations last quarter, reflecting almost $3.2 million in additional premium raised and 5236 more employees being covered.

National Mental Health Month is an initiative of the Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) to advocate for and raise awareness of Australian mental health. It is an important time where the Australian community comes together to raise awareness that #MentalHealthMatters.
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The National Mental Health Month is unlike many other mental health awareness campaigns.

Health Benefits of Good Work
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The Health Benefits of Good Work (HBGW) is an initiative from the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). This initiative is based on compelling Australasian and international evidence that good work is beneficial to people’s health and wellbeing and that long term work absence, work disability and unemployment generally have a negative impact on health and wellbeing.

Today marks the start of Safe Work Month – a time to increase focus on improving work health and safety in all workplaces.
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With more than 3.2 million workers in NSW, Safe Work Month provides an opportunity to highlight work health and safety and encourage discussion about safety in every workplace.

About National Safe Work Month

​​Safe Work Australia is the national policy agency responsible for WHS and workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia.

​Since 2009, we have run a national campaign each October to raise awareness of WHS and provide resources for Australian workplaces to run their own events.
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Individuals, their families and the broader community are all impacted by work-related injury and illness. Last year in Australia, Safe Work Australia preliminary data shows that around 180 people died while doing their job.   Around 107,000 people made a workers’ compensation claim for serious injury or illness in 2017-18.

Authorities want to help with changes to the workplace exposure standard for silica dust.
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The workplace exposure standard (WES) for respirable crystalline silica (silica dust) has recently halved.