Safe Work Australia has published new information and resources on COVID-19 and work health and safety. Under the model work health and safety laws, employers have a duty of care for the health and safety of their workers and others at the workplace. The new information includes: Information for workplaces Information for small business Information for workers What to do if a worker has COVID-19 - infographic New information on minimising the risk of exposure to COVID-19 is also available for specific industries: Building and construction Retail work Taxi and ride share services Office workers Delivery drivers Road freight Agriculture Safe Work Australia will continue to update these web pages and resources to provide the latest information to workers and employers on work health and safety and COVID-19. For more information, go to the COVID-19 Information for workplaces.

Limiting the spread of infectious, communicable diseases within the workplace is a complex and frequently sensitive issue. Hazards associated with diseases vary significantly from one workplace to another and the need to privacy adds further complications.

The Comparative Performance Monitoring report 21^st edition and Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand 2019 have been published.

There have been minor amendments to 11 compliance codes made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 approved by the Minister for Workplace Safety, Jill Hennessy, which came into effect from the 19^th December 2019.

Experts agree that improved safety contributes to profitability in many ways. Costly incidents are avoided. Employees naturally become more emotionally and physically invested in their work. Workforce turnover goes down, while productivity and quality go up.