Three Categories of WHS Offences and a Table of NSW Penalty Units (2024)
The NSW WHS Act 2011 has recently been amended. These amendments have included an increase in the penalty rates for WHS breaches. ....
HSR training is not “optional”
SafeWork NSW have an initial course and a refresher course for health and safety representatives. ...
What is Work Health & Safety Risk Management?
Weekly WHS Article 30th May 2024 WHS risk management is the systematic process of identifying hazards, assessing the risks associated...
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....
It’s the PCBU’s duty to consult
WHS consultation has always been a major focus for SafeWork NSW as it is a major part of WHS Law. Consultation and communication ...
What do HSRs Learn in SafeWork NSW’s new HSR Course?
Weekly WHS Article 29th June 2023 If an HSR wants to be able to that role fully, they must be trained on SafeWork NSW’s initial 5-day...
WHS Law: “Everything old is new again”
When the Model WHS laws commenced in Australia in 2012 it brought to Australia a new and updated look at workplace health and safety and ...
Training for Health & Safety Committee members
Members of an organisation’s Health and Safety Committee can bring important skills and experience in their workplace to the committee ....
What must representatives of a PCBU talk to HSRs about?
Every person who may be affected by a WHS matter in their workplace must be given the opportunity to express their views about it.
Human Consequences are the Ultimate WHS Penalty
Weekly WHS Article 25th May 2023 Work Health and Safety compliance is not, for most businesses, “penalty-driven” in reality. [1] The...
What is a Work Group?
A “work group” in WHS law are groups of people within the business that are represented by one person and their deputy for the purpose ...
If you have work groups*… you must have HSRs
*work group as defined in Section 51 (2) WHS Act. Weekly WHS Article 11th May 2023 Workers must be represented in any decisions that a...
WHS Consultation needs to be able to take place at any time
The Model WHS laws, in force since 2011, describe how a business may organize its workplace into workgroups and then have representatives...