In this episode of The Safety Spotlight, host Lish Fayer discusses workplace injury, workers' compensation, and the return-to-work journey with Alistair Grant, President of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA) and occupational therapist behind the Good to Go program, Peggy Cheong, the Acting ACT Work Health and Safety Commissioner.

They explore the scale of work-related injury in Australia and examine why getting injured workers back into meaningful employment remains so challenging. The episode delves into the two types of workers' compensation schemes, the growing burden of psychological injury claims, and the critical role of early employer support in improving return-to-work outcomes.

Resources discussed are available through WorkSafe ACT and ARPA's Good to Go initiative at goodrtw.org.au.

In this episode of The Safety Spotlight, host Lish Fejer discusses work health and safety prosecutions with WorkSafe ACT's Commissioner Jacqui Agius and Queensland's Independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, Simon Nicholson. They delve into how prosecutions serve as a risk deterrent, enforce employer accountability, and raise public awareness on risk in the workplace. The episode also explores the complexity of investigations, the importance of evidence, and the focus on both incident-based and risk-based prosecutions, including the emerging area of psychosocial hazards. Key takeaways emphasise the significance of prevention, proper systems of work, and the evolving legal landscape surrounding workplace health and safety.

Join host Lish Fejer with regular guest, Work Health and Safety Commissioner Jacqueline Agius, in this episode of The Safety Spotlight as they talk to Siti Mustaffa, the former Co-President of the ACT Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, about how cultural and linguistic diversity impacts workplaces. This episode delves into the specific workplace health and safety challenges faced by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) workers, covering language barriers, training gaps, cultural differences, and the overrepresentation of CALD workers in high-risk job sectors like construction and cleaning. Lish, Jacqui and Siti highlight the importance of face-to-face interactions, practical demonstrations, and integration of safety information in multiple languages, as well as stress the impact of microaggressions and the need for health and safety representatives to advocate for CALD workers in the workplace.