ContactThe WorkCover Board Tasmania has funded Better Work Tasmania since 2015.
This program provides free forums to industry to improve work health and safety performance and better return to work outcomes. These forums are an opportunity to meet industry leaders and others in your field or area of interest, and discuss safety challenges and solutions.
In 2022-23, there were three networking forums held:
- Medical Information Landscapes Networking Forum: Presented by The Tasmanian Workers Compensation Stakeholder Group, this forum was held on 27 September 2022 at the Hobart Hotel Grand Chancellor and virtually. Over 300 people attended. The forum examined the current approach to medical information gathering, the strengths and weaknesses, important principles, and potential improvements that align with supporting a worker’s recovery and the objectives of Tasmania’s workers compensation scheme
- Asbestos Awareness Networking Forum: Collaborating with Asbestos Free Tasmania, this forum was held on 23 November 2022 at the Hobart Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart and virtually. Almost 120 people attended. The forum supported National Asbestos Awareness Week and explored topics including where asbestos can be found, how to manage asbestos, and the health risks and impacts of asbestos exposure
- Mines Safety Networking Forum: This forum was held on 24 May 2023 at the Rosebery Football Club. Almost 40 people from the mining industry attended. The forum discussed the high risks of working around voids/open stopes, and shared best practice risk controls that are currently being used.
Read about Better Work Tasmania on the WorkSafe Tasmania website