Should Your Managers & Supervisors do WHS Consultation Training
We recently received a success story from the manager of a company who attended one of our SafeWork NSW Initial 5-day HSR courses. The...
$945,000 Undertaking Stops WHS Prosecution
Recently a PCBU managed to avoid prosecution by their WHS Regulator even though one of the PCBU's workers was killed at work. But in this...
Warning: A Possible Costly Consultation Error
You probably have an up-to-date list of your HSRs or H & S Committee members. And the list is probably on your workplace notice board or...
A WHS Management Tool for Managers & Supervisors
An effective WHS management system is obviously vital for health and safety in any workplace. When it is not functioning effectively,...
Working Safely in the Heat
The information in this article is very useful for all Australians working, playing or exercising in the heat. In speaking with the media...
Regularly Inspect, Test, Repair or Replace
On the 10th of December 2015 Safework NSW published a media release with preliminary findings about why a window cleaner’s cradle with 2...
Are Your Workers Consulted When ..?
A safe and healthy workplace is easier to achieve when workers are consulted and involved. And the WHS Act (section 49) says workers must...
Achieving Effective Consultation in 2016
Our article last week, WHS Consultation in NSW in 2016, dealt with the methods of WHS Consultation that are being used in the 106...
WHS Consultation in NSW in 2016
Four years have now passed since the revised methods of consultation came into force in the NSW WHS Act. How have workplaces responded to...