Safe Work Australia Advice on WHS Consultation
Weekly WHS Article 8th November 2023
A PCBU must consult with their workers about work health and safety matters in their workplace. Business owners and company directors must ensure this happens. WHS duties are non-delegable. This means a duty holder cannot transfer or subcontract their legal liability to another party. Even if the task is delegated, the original party remains responsible for ensuring it is performed correctly. Tools to help the business to meet its legal obligations, such as WHS consultation, are available.
A Checklist for business owners and company directors
In August 2023 Safe Work Australia published a WHS consultation checklist for PCBUs that business owners and company directors (as officers of the PCBU) can use to ensure that their business has appropriate arrangements in place that support effective WHS consultation.
This checklist is a comprehensive and easy-to-use tool with easy-to-understand references.
Using this checklist may encourage further quality contributions from persons in the workforce about WHS matters and contribute to the ongoing success of the WHS management system.
For more information, or if you would like help to make your WHS management system even more robust, please feel free to contact us at train@courtenell.com.au or phone us on 02 9552 2066
8 November 2023 (revised 19 July 2024)
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