Non-physical risks must be handled the same as physical risks
The new Laws on psychosocial hazards and risks tell us that non-physical risks and hazards must be handled the same way as physical...
Workers have WHS duties too
Workers have health and safety duties such as being responsible for their own health and safety and taking care around the people ...
Do Workers Have the Right to Cease or Refuse Unsafe Work?
“A worker may cease, or refuse to carry out, work if the worker has a reasonable concern that to carry out the work would expose the...
The Benefits of Using WHS Codes of Practice
Applying a code of practice in your workplace provides benefits such as...
Minimising WHS Risks –What Does Reasonably Practicable Mean?
Weekly WHS Article 18th January 2022 The most important actions in managing WHS risks in your workplace involves eliminating risks so far...
Eliminate or Minimise WHS Risks - the Hierarchy of Control Measures
Weekly WHS Article 18th November 2021 The most important actions in managing WHS risks in your workplace involves eliminating risks so...
Your WHS management system must comply with the laws of the jurisdictions in which you operate
Businesses are expected to comply with the laws of the jurisdictions they operate in. This also applies to WHS laws ....
Using SafeWork NSW’s Risk Radar to Improve WHS
We recommend taking a look at the SafeWork NSW's Risk radar | SafeWork NSW . In Risk Radar you can select each job in your industry and...
How to Handle Hazardous Manual Tasks in Your Workplace
Based on the most recent workers compensation figures from SIRA NSW , manual handling is still the most common cause of workplace injury...
Time Frames for HSRs
Time frame for negotiating to have HSRs If one or more workers requests to have health and safety representatives represent them for the...
Enforceable Undertaking $1.4 Million with Industry & Community Benefits
When a PCBU (business, organisation, corporation) has entered into an enforceable undertaking with SafeWork NSW it means that SafeWork...
Clear Communication, Understanding, and Health and Safety
Every person in a workplace is a WHS duty holder. All WHS duty holders must know that their PCBU has the overarching duty to train its...
Lessons learned from the 2020 Dreamworld case
An outstanding and horrifying example of not carrying out effective risk management was revealed when the 297 pages of the Coroner’s...