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YSM 136 - A WHS Risks Check
Here is a list that could help workers such as HSRs, Committee members, Managers and Supervisors, to identify WHS matters in their area...
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Industrial Manslaughter - a New WHS Offence
Under the harmonised WHS system, all States and Territories (except Victoria and West Australia) have a Work Health & Safety Act based on...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Accused found not to be an "Officer”
Note: this is about a court case that occurred in 2015. Background A very recent court case may help to guide managers and leaders on...