Unsafe job demands are the most common psychosocial hazards in Australian workplaces, and employers must explore multiple measures to safeguard against the risk to a reasonably practicable extent, a Comcare director says.
An increasingly diverse and multigenerational workforce, and socioeconomic changes since the global COVID-19 pandemic, mean "monolithic" mental health strategies "just won't cut it anymore", the CEO of Beyond Blue says.
With National Safe Work Month starting this week, employers are being urged to host SafeTea chats, focus on issues like mental health and workloads, and provide safer workplaces for women. Employers have also been warned to properly maintain their defibrillators.