Two questions regarding WHS consultation
We often get questions from clients about what they have to do to comply with WHS consultation requirements. Two common questions are...
Upskilling your WHS committee members
The WHS Act does not say "who" exactly should be on a health and safety committee, other than Health and Safety Representatives (if they ...
Consulting with workers and worker representatives
A business must consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are, or are likely to be, directly ...
What or Who is a PCBU?
The words, “person conducting a business or undertaking” (PCBU), appear frequently in the WHS Act.
Tragic Lessons in Work Health & Safety
When a fatality occurs in a workplace it obviously becomes a focus of investigation to discover why it happened. And when it involves the...
Suggestions for Health & Safety Committee Members
The WHS Act does not say "who" exactly should be on a health and safety committee, other than Health and Safety Representatives ...
Risks of Falls at Workplaces
Falls from height can occur in many industries. Your workplace may have one or more areas where there is a potential for falling from ...
WHS Due Diligence Reviews are Important
The importance of reviewing your WHS management system and ensuring that directors demonstrate their WHS "due diligence" requirements .....
YSM 133 - Ladder Safety at Work and at Home
Ladders are often used at work and at home to get access to higher or lower levels in order to carry out light tasks. But every year many...
A Tragedy Highlights the PCBU’s Responsibility to Manage WHS Risks
A tragic incident in the northern suburbs has highlighted a PCBU’s responsibility for managing work health and safety risks. A...
Industrial Manslaughter New WHS Offence in Queensland
Under the harmonised WHS system, all States and Territories (except Victoria) have a Work Health & Safety Act based on the model WHS...
Management by walking around (MWBA)
Management by Walking Around (MWBA) has been in use for about 44 years. You probably have some knowledge or familiarity with this informal s
SafeWork NSW WHS Roadmap
SafeWork NSW launched their impressive Roadmap for Work Health & Safety for NSW 2022 in August 2016. ....