SafeWork NSW were looking to produce a campaign that spoke to five disparate industries about the value of Work Health and Safety.
All businesses in NSW, regardless of their size, are required to comply with work health and safety (WHS) legislation. WHS legislation can be perceived as complex, and compliance can be particularly difficult for small businesses due to their size, lack of time and resources. In many cases, these small businesses do not have a dedicated WHS resource in the workplace. As such, the Easy to Do WHS program was designed to help small business navigate safety protocols.
The government agency informed us that the most common industries for small business claims are cafes and restaurants, road freight transport, house construction, childcare services and plumbing services. They wanted to use a real small business in the video that has worked with SafeWork NSW to establish their WHS systems and procedures.