New workers

Helping new workers and their employers

Are you

• starting your first job?
• a trainee or apprentice?
• re-entering the workforce after a break for study or family commitments?
• a work experience student, vocational education and training (VET) student, or a student doing a workplace learning program while still attending school?
• changing careers?
• relocating to a new department, workplace or location within the same company?

Or are you an employer, manager or supervisor of these people; or perhaps a secondary school teacher preparing students for work or work placement?

If so, Workplace Standards Tasmania has resources to help you focus on some of the health and safety aspects of being a new worker.

Why new workers have different needs

Starting a new job isnt easy. Theres so much to learn from the bosss name to the filing system and the all-important location of the tearoom.

The workplace can be a dangerous place where new workers are faced with hazards such as moving machinery, knives, heat, chemicals and stress in their day-to-day tasks.

Young workers in particular are vulnerable because although theyre eager to impress their boss and new workmates, their life skills and levels of experience and judgment are not well developed.

New worker publications

	Safety tips for new and young workers and their employers (IS039)
	Welcome to the Workplace: A health and safety guide for new workers(GB140)
	Getting Started - Information for employers inducting, training and supervising new workers (GB226)

Work health and safety Inspectors may be available to provide presentations to students who are preparing for work or work placement.  Not every request can be met but if you would like to request a presentation please complete the form linked below.

Presentation request form

WorkSafely online program information (Oct 2009)