Occupational health and safety
Alternative labels
Workplace health and safety
Industrial safety
Fact sheet
Workplace sexual harassment
Survey results show significant gaps in leaders’ awareness of their responsibilities when it comes to workplace sexual harrassment. This factsheet highlights the work still needed to help workplaces and leaders protect employees.
Report
Listen loudly, act strongly: independent review into ABC systems and processes in support of staff who experience racism
This review was announced following public discussion and comments about racist behaviour at the ABC and how the organisation responds to acts of racism from within and outside the organisation. The review has made 15 recommendations to improve the ABC’s systems and processes. The ABC commissioned the Review in response to calls for an independent...
Guide
The role of managers in creating mentally healthy workplaces
This guide shares evidence-based approaches managers can use to help build mentally healthy workplaces. It outlines ways managers can support healthy workplaces at the organisational as well as team level and offers guidance on how to protect their own mental health and wellbeing.
Report
Mesothelioma in Australia 2023
Australia has one of the highest measured incidence rates of mesothelioma in the world. Each year in Australia, between 700 and 800 people are diagnosed with this rare and aggressive cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos. This report presents the latest available data on the effectiveness of current policies in how to deal with asbestos...
Report
Inquiry into workplace drug testing in Victoria
The purpose of this Inquiry is to investigate the legislative and regulatory framework for workplace drug testing, including the treatment of prescription medicinal cannabis compared to other prescription medications. The Committee aimed to understand whether the framework can be improved and whether current workplace drug testing laws and procedures are discriminatory.