Safe work is for life

October is National Safe Work Month – a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace.

This year’s theme, safe work is for life, reflects the fundamental purpose of work health and safety: to protect workers’ lives, health and future.

It recognises that workplace health and safety is about more than preventing harm in the moment. It’s about designing safe and healthy work that prevent injury, illness and long-term harm that can affect every part of life – at work, at home and well into the future.

How to get involved

Promote Safe Work Month in your workplace

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Use these tiles to promote Safe Work Month on your social media channels.

Two workers review information on a laptop in a warehouse with shelving and stored materials in the background. A yellow overlay displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health.” A tape measure and rolls of tape sit on the table in the foreground. Construction workers wearing hard hats and high-visibility safety gear carry timber at a building site with a timber-framed structure under construction in the background. A yellow overlay displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Don’t take chances with falls from heights.” A wheelbarrow and construction materials are visible in the foreground. A worker wearing welding protective equipment, gloves and hearing protection performs welding in a workshop, with bright sparks and metalworking equipment visible around the work area. A yellow overlay displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Control exposure to hazardous substances. A farm worker wearing a wide-brimmed hat stands in front of a tractor, while another worker operates machinery in the background. A yellow overlay displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Use equipment safely and keep people out of danger zones.” The image highlights safe use of plant and machinery in agricultural work.Two healthcare workers in blue scrubs walk together outdoors in a residential neighbourhood. A yellow overlay displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Manage psychosocial risk in the workplace.” The image promotes psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.

Use these large banners to promote Safe Work Month across presentations, newsletters, intranet pages, digital screens and other communications platforms.

Promotional banner for National Safe Work Month 2026. In a warehouse setting, a worker wearing a high-visibility vest and cap stands beside a colleague at a desk, reviewing information on a laptop. Shelving stocked with rolled materials is visible in the background. A yellow panel displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Act now for safer workplaces, today and into the future.” SafeWork and NSW Government logos appear at the top of the image.Promotional banner for National Safe Work Month 2026. In front of a house under construction, two construction workers wearing hard hats and high-visibility clothing carry timber beams. A yellow panel displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Act now for safer workplaces, today and into the future.” SafeWork and NSW Government logos appear at the top of the image.

Promotional banner for National Safe Work Month 2026. In a metal fabrication workshop, two workers wearing high-visibility clothing, gloves and welding helmets carry out welding work on a large steel frame, with bright welding sparks visible. Industrial equipment and workstations can be seen in the background. A yellow panel displays the text: “Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Act now for safer workplaces, today and into the future.” SafeWork and NSW Government logos appear at the top of the image, with “National Safe Work Month 2026” at the bottom left.Promotional banner for National Safe Work Month 2026. Two healthcare workers wearing blue scrubs walk together outdoors in a residential neighbourhood. A yellow panel displays the text: “National Safe Work Month 2026. Safe work is for life. Protect life. Protect health. Act now for safer workplaces, today and into the future.” SafeWork and NSW Government logos appear at the top of the image.

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