Australian Institute of Health & Safety

Day 3 wrap-up.

From hot laps at The Bend on Day 1, to The Great Debate closing out Day 2, to everything that followed - three days of great speakers, big conversations, and the kind of energy you only get when the profession comes together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Adelaide. We hope to see you all again in Geelong in 2027!

Day 2 is a wrap!

It was a brilliant day - great speakers, great energy, and plenty of ideas worth taking back to the workplace.

The day wrapped up with A Taste of South Australia, a fantastic evening sponsored by HCX Safety Group - good food, local produce, and great conversation to round things off.

Now, onto the final day. Let's finish strong!

We kicked off the 2026 National Health and Safety Conference with a brilliant and exhilarating day at The Bend! A big thank you to HSI Donesafe for making it possible.

Now we're ready to get proceedings underway at the Adelaide Convention Centre for a day full of keynotes, networking and more.

This National Volunteer Week, the AIHS is reminding organisations to consider how they support those who give their time, and to ensure volunteers are properly protected in their roles.

The Institute also acknowledges the many volunteers who support the work of the AIHS across the country, contributing their time and expertise through our Board of Directors, committees, branches, research groups and working groups.

The Institute always remembers that everything we do is built on many years of contribution from so many people, and we sincerely thank all those who continue to support our work.

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The AIHS welcomes the Australian Government’s 2026–27 Federal Budget commitment to support free public read-only access to mandatory Australian Standards.

After years of advocacy, this is an important step toward reducing unnecessary barriers to the requirements that underpin safe work, and supporting clearer understanding for businesses and workplace health and safety professionals.

https://aihs.org.au/Web/Advocacy-Media/All-News/2026/05-May/Media%20Release%20AIHS%20Welcomes%20Budget%20Commitment%20to%20Free%20Access%20to%20Mandatory%20Standards%20After%20Years%20of.aspx

Today, the AIHS acknowledges International Nurses Day and recognises the skill, care and contribution of nurses across Australia. But recognition alone is not enough.

Protecting those who care for our communities requires sustained attention to safer systems of work, appropriate staffing, strong leadership, and the prevention of violence, aggression and psychosocial harm before it occurs.

Safe healthcare cannot be separated from safe work for the people delivering it.

Media Release: Calls to Better Protect Nurses on International Nurses Day Nurses and care providers are among the most at risk workers in Australia and on International Nurses Day (12 May) there are calls to better protect healthcare workers from violence, abuse and preventable injury.

Today, the AIHS joined the Workers’ Memorial Day service in Victoria to honour those who have lost their lives because of workplace injury, illness and disease, and to stand alongside families, colleagues and the broader community in remembrance.

Every workplace death is one too many.

Today we acknowledge Workers’ Memorial Day and the World Day for Safety, remembering those who have lost their lives at work and the families, colleagues and communities affected by that loss.

Workers’ Memorial Day is also an opportunity to recommit to prevention across both physical and psychosocial risks. One death is one death too many. Strengthening how organisations identify and manage psychosocial hazards remains essential to protecting workers now and into the future.

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For the first time, we’re taking the OHS Body Of Knowledge 'Occupational Road Use' series around Australia, with Chapter breakfast discussions being held across multiple cities.

These sessions explore new OHS BoK chapters developed as part of the Comprehensive Perspectives on Occupational Road Use program, supported by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, and form an important part of our broader work to strengthen understanding of work-related road risk as a workplace health and safety issue.

Join us in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne or Perth to connect with peers and reflect on what these new chapters mean for practice across heavy vehicle safety, crash investigation, vulnerable road users, systems thinking and the mental health of occupational road users.

Places are limited at each location. View sessions and register here:

ORU OHS BoK Breakfast