WorkSafe has launched a campaign urging safety improvements before an inspector visits. The campaign, Any Day Now, will remind employers that WorkSafe inspectors are out and about and that they are serious about safety.

WorkSafe’s Executive Director of Health and Safety, Mr Ian Forsyth, said “plenty of people are doing the right thing, but our inspectors come across the same problems over and over again.”

“They’re generally basic matters that can be fixed at little or no cost, but left undone can have devastating consequences,” he said.

“They are known hazards with known solutions. Workplaces need to find and fix problems, not wait for an inspector to come or for someone to be hurt or killed.”

Mr Forsyth advised that WorkSafe recently almost doubled its rate of prosecutions and were running at a success rate of more than 90% on cases they have run since May this year.