Healthy Workplaces Service

Our Healthy Workplace Advisor

Our Healthy Workplace Advisor (PDF, 160 KB) supports and mentors employers from industries at higher risk of work injuries to develop and embed sustainable health and wellbeing initiatives and practices into their workplace.

The free service helps to build a business’s capacity to develop and implement programs, policies and practices that lead to healthier workplace environments and sustained employee lifestyle changes, using informed and evidence-based practices and tools.

Email healthyworkplaces@rtwsa.com or call 08 8233 2906 to find out how we can help you create and maintain a healthy workplace.

Healthy Workplaces Service

While our Healthy Workplaces Advisor supports and mentors employers from industries at higher risk of work injuries, help is available to all South Australian workplaces through the Healthy Workplaces Service.

The Healthy Workplaces Service provides free information, resources and support to help you create a healthy, safe and thriving workplace.

The Healthy Workplaces Service is joint initiative of Wellbeing SA, Department for Industry, Innovation and Science, ReturnToWorkSA, SafeWork SA and Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment.

For more information and to register for the Healthy Workplaces Service, visit healthyworkplaces.sa.gov.au/service.

Why take action?

A healthy workplace is a thriving workplace with strong leadership and a culture of care that result in greater engagement and productivity, fewer work-related injuries and illnesses, and improved health and wellbeing outcomes for all.

An important part of creating a healthy workplace is working together to proactively design-out health hazards and design-in a healthy environment and culture.

While supporting the health and wellbeing of people at work can help everyone live healthier lives, it also makes good business sense.

Costs of an unhealthy workplace

• 4 times more likely to lose talented workers
• 7 times more costly workers compensation claims
• 9 times more sick days taken per year
• $6.4 billion productivity losses in Australia per year due to obesity alone

Benefits of a healthy workplace

• 3 times more productive
• 50% less injuries
• 5 times more engaged workforce
• Return on investment of $3-6 for every $1 spent