Podcasts

SafeWork NSW has a number of podcasts on a range of workplace health and safety topics.

Building and construction SafetyCasts

These SafeWork SafetyCasts are targeted to the building and construction industry and are a simple way for businesses and workers to be educated and informed on current issues or matters of interest.

View the complete building and construction SafetyCast series

Suggested listening

Safe Solar Installation – SafetyCast

Two workers in PPE, installing a rooftop solar panel. There is a temporary guard rail on the edge of the roof.

In this episode, Senior Inspector Shaleeni Nagpal is joined by Assistant State Inspector Michael Tilden from the Construction Services Group to discuss the findings of a proactive blitz undertaken in 2021 with installers of rooftop solar panels in NSW.

Find out more about ongoing WHS trends in the solar industry and where to access free resources developed to improve industry safety outcomes.

Listen to the Safe Solar Installation SafetyCast

Silica

A worker wearing PPE, cutting engineered stone on a work site.

In this SafetyCast SafeWork NSW inspectors discuss how to manage the risks associated with silica exposure on and around construction sites, including:

what crystalline silica is
where it is most likely to be found
what kind of construction tasks would most likely expose a worker to silica dust
health effects.

Listen to the crystalline silica SafetyCast

Working at heights

A construction worker in a car park wearing a yellow and blue high-visibility vest, a white hard hat and sunglasses. He is holding a blue ladder, with parked cars visible in the background.

In this episode Principal Inspector Belinda Orriss is joined by Regional Construction Manager Kane Scott to discuss working at heights with a focus on roof work and SafeWork NSW initiatives.

Did you know that most people who are seriously injured or killed, fall from a height of 4 metres or less? Some of the causes are ladders, incomplete scaffold, falling off a truck, a roof edge or falling through a fragile roof sheeting.

Listen to the working at heights SafetyCast

Mental health in construction

Two construction workers wearing PPE, smiling to the camera.

This episode is delivered by Ryan Tinker from the Construction Services Group and State Inspector Ian Firth from the SafeWork psychosocial services team.

The discussion covers work related psychosocial hazards and risks particularly in the construction industry.

Listen to the mental health in construction SafetyCast

For key takeaway messages, listen to our Take 5 - mental health in construction podcast.

SeasonalSAFE

A fire danger sign pictured on the side of a road.

In this SafetyCast, SafeWork NSW collaborate with the Rural Fire Service NSW and NSW Fire and Rescue to share a united message around planning and preparation ahead of the bushfire season.

Learn how to keep your workers and workplace safe from the dangers presented by extreme weather this summer.

Listen to the SeasonalSAFE SafetyCast

SafeWork Leader talks

Manufacturing Leadership

A four part podcast series of leader talks explores the challenges, benefits and best practices of establishing a safety culture with some of Australia's most innovative health and safety leaders in manufacturing.