Welcome to this month's wellness focus – Injury prevention.

Whether you work on your feet, in the cab of a machine, or at a computer there are simple things you can do to prevent injury. We seek to educate and enable our people to ensure that they don’t suffer a totally preventable Injury. We have some great information below to help prevent any injuries.

The month of October is National Safe Work Month, with the theme ‘For everyone’s safety, work safely’ – encouraging everyone to make health and safety in the workplace a priority. We will be focussing on a new health and safety area each week, which includes Injuries at work, mental health, managing WHS risk and preventing harm, and safe and healthy work for all.

Monday 10^th October is recognised as World Mental Health Day. We can all play our part in increasing awareness about which preventive mental health interventions work and World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to do that collectively. It is important for all of us to keep the ‘R U OK?’ conversation going and to let those around us know that we’re here to really hear.

On our Mental health page, we have great resources to help refresh your understanding of mental health and how you can tune in. Later this month we also have mental health professional, Ejaz visiting on site to conduct face to face check in sessions.

The project continues to run free bootcamp sessions at Gym 707 on Darling Street from 5:30pm-6:15pm.

National Safe Work Month 

This October we will focus on a different health and safety area for each week of National Safe Work Month.

Week 1 – working together to manage risks at work

Regular WHS risk assessments will help prevent injuries or fatalities at your workplace.  
In week 1 of National Safe Work Month we review the complete risk assessment process, from identification and assessment of hazards to the selection, implementation and review of control measures. 

Week 2 – Working together to protect workers’ mental health

Protecting workers’ mental (psychological) health is just as important as protecting their physical health. 
In week 2 of National Safe Work Month, learn how to identify psychosocial hazards and manage the associated risks to protects workers, and organise something at work to acknowledge World Mental Health Day on 10 October. 

Week 3 – Working together to support all workers

All workers have the right to be safe at work.  
Factors known to affect workers’ WHS vulnerability include being younger, working alone, being from a culturally and linguistically diverse background or working in a more complex contractual chain (e.g. labour hire).
In week 3 of National Safe Work Month, learn what PCBUs must do to manage risks to the health and safety of vulnerable workers.

Week 4 - Working together to ensure a safe and healthy workplace

Workers continue to be injured or made unwell by work. Let's keep workers safe and healthy by ensuring WHS is core to how we do business in Australia. 
During the final week of National Safe Work Month, learn about the future of work health and safety, including changing patterns and ways of working as well as the emergence of new forms of work. 

World Mental Health Day

This month, on the 10th of October, it is world mental health day. We have some great resources on the Mental Health page that you can go and check out.
Looking after your mental health and wellbeing, and knowing how to support others, has never been more important. Everyone has mental health, and we can all benefit from looking after our own mental health and the mental health of our communities. To make sure that we are supporting your mental health and wellbeing we have trained mental health first aiders (MHFAs). To date the Project has trained 100 people. You will see around the Project some of the orange hi-vis uniforms which are designed with a colourful patch on the collar and the hem of the shirts – these shirts signify that they are a trained Mental Health First Aider. A MHFA can also offer advice on where you can find further help if need be. You can check out this link to see who an on-site MHFA is. 

Project initiative - Boot camp

Looking for a new fitness challenge? or to meet new people and have more energy for the things you enjoy?... Come along and join us at Gym707 for a fun fitness circuit-based class every TUESDAY.

Our free bootcamp session is available for everyone on the Rozelle Interchange Project. 

When: Every Tuesday 5:30pm - 6:15pm 
Where: Gym707 - 707 Darling Street Rozelle
What to bring: Water bottle, Towel, Awesome enthusiasm 

If you'd like to attend our free bootcamp sessions book in here. Get in quick, there's limited spaces.

Meet our Boot camp Instructor here.

Strength and Stretching videos to alleviate common injuries 

Strength and Stretching videos to alleviate common injuries
▶️🏃 Tennis elbow/forearm exercises
▶️🏃 Back pain exercises
▶️🏃 Shoulder pain exercises

Self-Assessment and Stretching Programs

Importance of stretching - The pre-start stretching program is about more than just a warmup, it is the first line of defence against early body stress and muscular injuries. Use the stretches as a method of assessing how your body is feeling and if overtime you feel changes to your base line level "Body Natural". Identify these changes early and report them to your supervisor.

📖🏃 How to avoid developing early body stress symptoms when working from home
📖🏃 Office Stretches - Improve your posture and stretch tight muscles
📖🏃 On Site Stretches - Improve your posture and stretch tight muscle
▶️🏃 Warm up stretches - Video

Mental Health First Aid

Get to know the mental health first aiders in your area. They are a great resource for mental health support. You won't be able to miss them in the bright and colourful Shirts!

📖 Mental Health First Aider Personnel
📖 Mental Health First Aid Strategy
▶️ Mental Health First Aiders - Let's start the conversation (video)

Mental Health Check In

Mental Health Prevention 

Looking after our mental health is just as important as our physical health. This month we have mental health professional, Ejaz visiting on site to conduct face to face check in sessions.

Surface Mental Health Check In 

• When: Friday, October 13th, 2023
• Location: First Aid Room | WHT

Find out more
BOOK HERE
📖 Get to know Ejaz our Mental Health Professional