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Some of the most successful initiatives of a Tasmanian employer's health and wellbeing program - which has boosted productivity and worker wellbeing - cost little or nothing, according to its director.

An employer that revamped its safety policies and procedures by focusing on technology and the on-boarding process, and putting dozens of employees through certificate IV WHS training, has won an award for its commitment to workplace safety.

The success of an employer's health and wellbeing program hinges on the input of workers, who identify the key wellness areas it needs to focus on each year, its WHS co-ordinator says.

A major employer's move to a new office and shift to an activity-based work system has contributed to a big improvement in employee wellbeing, according to the organisation's people and culture executive general manager.

Law firm Minter Ellison's new Sydney office was specifically designed to encourage employees to use stairs, move more throughout the working day and stand at their desks, according to partner Andrew Cunningham.

One of the first companies to participate in a NSW Government workplace health and wellbeing program encouraged its less-healthy employees to change their lifestyles by giving them a "reality check".

A national employer has described its 2014 safety performance results as "disappointing" but "solid" in light of major changes within the business.

An employer that conducted mock court hearings as part of a safety campaign reduced its lost-time injury frequency by nearly 50 per cent in 2014.

Resources giant Glencore's "regrettably high" fatality rate in 2014 was due, in part, to the fact that some of its operations were in parts of the world that didn't have a safety culture before it established there, according to its latest annual report.

An employer has successfully engaged workers in its get-healthy program by running both a "biggest loser" competition and a parallel event for those who don't need to lose weight, according to its WHS and compliance manager.