Settlement Guide: Your right to work safety

Every Australian worker has the right to a safe workplace.

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The law requires all employers to create a safe working environment to minimise injury and illness in the workplace.

However Australian Bureau of Statistics show that during 2013 to 2014, over half a million people suffered a work-related injury or illness.

Some occupations are more dangerous than others but culturally and linguistically diverse workers are a high risk group.