WorkSafe opens nominations for this year's WHS awards

WorkSafe WA opens nominations for this year's WHS awards, recognising businesses that champion strong safety and health practices across the state. The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards celebrate organisations and individuals raising the bar for workplace wellbeing throughout Australia.

Nominations remain open until May 30, giving employers and safety representatives time to submit entries showcasing genuine safety excellence achievements.

WHS Excellence Awards Categories

Five categories make up this year's Excellence Awards, each highlighting a different aspect of workplace health and safety leadership:

• Work Health and Safety Invention of the Year Award
• Leadership Excellence Award
• Health and Safety Representative of the Year Award
• Additional categories recognising outstanding contributions to safety

Each category rewards distinct efforts, from innovative safety solutions to representatives who go above and beyond for their colleagues' health.

Why These Awards Matter

Recognising excellence in safety practices encourages businesses to invest further in protecting their people. Award winners often set benchmarks other organisations can follow when building their own WHS policy manual or reviewing internal procedures.

Strong safety leadership also supports broader efforts to reduce incidents on sites, including those managed under a construction site management pack for principal contractors.

Announcement Timing

WorkSafe will announce winners during National Safe Work Month, aligning recognition with the nation's broader push for improved safety standards.

Businesses maintaining thorough WHS recording centre documentation are often well placed to demonstrate the kind of consistent health and safety performance judges look for.

How to Nominate

For more information on eligibility and how to submit nominations, visit the WorkSafe WA website.

Organisations elsewhere in the country can also look to similar programs, such as coverage of nominations open for this year's WorkSafe Victoria Awards and the 2025 WHS Excellence Awards, plus future updates like 2027 workplace health and safety awards nominations.