Kristal Lowe, Chief People and Culture Officer
National Safe Work Month (October) is here an opportunity to celebrate all things Health and Safety with this year’s activities supported by Metro North and Queensland Health. Safe Work Month provides a time to come together to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace, thank our Health and Safety Representatives and Work Area Safety Champions for their amazing contribution to providing a safer workplace to care for our staff and our patients.
Being healthy and safe at work means being free from physical and psychological harm. A safe and healthy workplace benefits everyone. This year we have a packed fun filled calendar of events and webinars (see attached) covering local facility events, competitions with prizes, safety walks and talks, SafeTea Morning Teas, BBQs and variety of key safety topic webinars for everyone to get involved.
This year’s theme is For everyone’s safety, work safely. #SafeWorkMonth
The primary objective of National Safe Work Month is to encourage all individuals and organisations to prioritise safety in their workplaces and work towards reducing the number of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. Topics for each week include:
- Week 1 (1-8 October) – Working together to manage risks at work
- Week 2 (9-15 October) – Working together to protect workers’ mental health
- Week 3 (16-22 October) – Working together to support all workers
- Week 4 (23-31 October) – Working together to ensure a safe and healthy workplace
This is also an opportunity to take 5 at your next Team meeting and link in with the many Wellbeing strategies in place at Metro North have you visited the Healthy Body and Mind Hub lately, signed up for a Values in Action Workshop, participated in the Wellness Calendar activities or nominated a colleague in the Staff Shout Out Portal all resources are available on the Culture and Wellbeing QHEPS page to assist staff and Teams to improve their health and wellbeing.
So take the opportunity and get involved and have a SafeTea conversation today. Please distribute the Metro Event Calendar within your networks or visit our Health and Safety QHEPS page.
Regards,
Kristal.