National Safe Work Month puts the purpose of WHS in focus
01 Oct 2026•BlueSafe Team•Source: Safe Work Australia
National Safe Work Month 2026 has begun, with Safe Work Australia encouraging workplaces across Australia to participate in this year’s campaign, Safe work is for life.
This week’s focus, For life: why WHS matters, asks workplaces to reconnect with the purpose of work health and safety and the part everyone plays in making work safe and healthy.
WHS extends beyond preventing immediate harm to protecting workers’ lives, health and futures. Workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths affect not only workers but also their families and communities.
National Safe Work Month offers workplaces time to reflect on those impacts and consider practical actions to prevent harm.
The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033 outlines a national vision of safe and healthy work for all. Working towards that vision involves making WHS part of everyday decisions about planning, managing and carrying out work.
Workplaces can draw on the 2026 National Safe Work Month activity kit to discuss what safe and healthy work means to them, identify hazards and consider improvements that could prevent harm.
World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October during this week’s campaign focus, offering another opportunity to consider psychosocial health and safety in the workplace.
How Blue Safe can help: Our free WHS self-check can help you review your approach to workplace health and safety and identify areas for closer attention during National Safe Work Month. Take the free WHS self-check