Federal, State and Territory WHS Acts: Federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice 2012 Australian Capital Territory Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety…
Federal, State and Territory WHS Acts: Federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice 2012 Australian Capital Territory Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Work Health and Safety…
Workplace Hazards A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm. Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk. Physical hazards are conditions or situations that can cause the body physical…
Part 2 We identified in Part 1 that WHS Management Plans are mandatory for the construction industry. We also know that the old adage of Prevention is better than Cure doubly applies when working with safety. While there is no specific legislated requirement…
Part 1 A Work Health and Safety Management Plan is required by law in the construction industry: The purpose of the WHS Management Plan is to manage workplace health and safety obligations. Under the various Work Health & Safety Acts,…
Root Cause Analysis is an essential part of business activity. Routine analysis of business situations that did not result in the expected outcome and the development of actions to correct that result and prevent a re-occurrence of that situation is a…
Why is occupational health and safety important? The protection of the health and safety of all employees is vital to the success of all organizations. Poor performance in occupational health and safety (OHS) can take a heavy financial toll on…
Australian Standard AS 4801 sets out all requirements for implementing a occupational health and safety management system. These requirements may be used for auditing and certification purposes.