Work-related health

What is work-related health?

Work-related health is about the impact work can have on people’s health. In the past, we've called it occupational health

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Improving work-related health

WorkSafe has a range of actions planned in relation to work-related health and the areas which contribute the most to the burden of harm. Information about these planned actions is available here.

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Work-related health estimates and burden of harm

WorkSafe needs to understand the impact of work-related disease so it can develop effective ways to improve worker health. It does this using work-related health estimates and burden of harm estimates informed by comprehensive international research.

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Carcinogens and airborne risks

This section contains information about WorkSafe's focus on carcinogens and airborne risks.

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Mental health

This section contains information about WorkSafe's focus on mental health and wellbeing at work.

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Musculoskeletal disorders

This section contains information about WorkSafe's focus on musculoskeletal disorders.

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Our position on work-related health

This position sets out our expectations of duty holders for work-related health under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) , the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016, and Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

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Violence at work

Violence in the workplace can take many forms – ranging from physical assault, robberies and verbal abuse to intimidation and low-level threatening behaviour.

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Tools and resources - work-related health

We are constantly updating and adding to the work-related health tools and resources.

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