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On this page you will find all of our WHS articles and issues of ‘Your Safety Matters’ organised in a blog format. You can search for an entry by looking through the archives or selecting a subject tag.

Compliance With “Reasonable Suspicion” and Other “Reasonable” WHS Legal Terms

March 12, 2017

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An officer or employee of a union who is a WHS entry permit holder has the right to enter your workplace if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that W...

Duty of Care & Achieving WHS Compliance: One Follows the Other

February 19, 2017

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The human trait of caring for others is inherent in our legal system. It is also the foundation of the WHS Act and WHS Regulations and, together with...

Hazardous Manual Tasks Training Compliance

February 12, 2017

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Manual handling is the most common cause of workplace injuries – it is 29% of all workplace injuries according to the most recent Safe Work NSW Stati...

A WHS Tool to Guard Against Non-Compliance

January 24, 2017

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This article provides access to a tool that could be used by Managers and Supervisors in any workplace to help safeguard WHS compliance.

An analysis o...

Improving Worker Involvement in WHS Compliance

January 13, 2017

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Using the Effective Consultation Checklist we provided with our article last week is an excellent way to improve involvement of workers in WHS and al...

How to Improve Health & Safety in Your Work Environment

November 14, 2016

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All workplaces have a physical work environment that includes matters such as; workspace, floors, lighting, and ventilation. And all workplaces need...

Solar UV Radiation Risk Management

November 7, 2016

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We will soon be into the Australian summer months (December to February) when UV radiation levels are at their highest. And the results of two recent...

Untapped WHS Consultation Resources

October 10, 2016

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A safe and healthy workplace is easier to achieve when workers are consulted and involved. Many of the incidents that occur in workplaces probably ma...

Maintaining Risk Controls in Your Workplace

September 30, 2016

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A recent WHS prosecution in South Australia highlights the need to have and maintain effective risk controls. The Court found that in this workplace...

First Aid Consultation, Co-operation, and Co-ordination in Your Workplace

September 19, 2016

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This article deals with how you may satisfy the legal requirements of consultation, co-operation, and co-ordination regarding first aid in your workp...

Preventing Reckless WHS Conduct

September 12, 2016

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Legal proceedings against a PCBU and two workers have just been commenced in NSW for alleged reckless conduct that caused the death of a local reside...

How and When to Review Your First Aid Arrangements

August 22, 2016

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How and When to Review Your First Aid Arrangements Other Articles When is a Risk Assessment Not Necessary? Providing and Maintaining Safe Systems of...

When is a Risk Assessment Not Necessary?

July 25, 2016

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It is well known that assessing the risks of a hazard is an important step in the process of managing risks to health and safety in a workplace. It m...

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The Key Points of “Must Do” Risk Management

February 5, 2020

Minimise WHS Risk to Minimise Financial Loss

November 19, 2019

How to Maintain and Review WHS Risk Controls

November 5, 2019

How to Minimise WHS Risks in Your Workplace

October 29, 2019

Which is Best? Onsite or Public WHS Training?

October 22, 2019

Using Realistic WHS Targets & Consultation for a Safe & Heal...

October 8, 2019

How to Help Prevent Injuries in Your Workplace

September 24, 2019

The Best Way to Set Up Work Groups for Consultation with Wor...

September 17, 2019

Changes in Two Important WHS Codes of Practice Updated by Sa...

September 10, 2019

The Benefits of Training the Chairperson of a Health & Safet...

August 26, 2019

Preventing Workplace Injuries

August 19, 2019

What is a Safety Champion?

August 14, 2019

Successful Health & Safety Committee Chairpersons

July 29, 2019

A Lack of Adequate Supervision Cost $588,000

July 16, 2019

What is the “Adequate Number of Trained First Aiders”?

July 9, 2019

Manual Handling: Hazardous Manual Tasks - Are They in Your...

July 1, 2019

Does Your Workplace Have Gaps in WHS Compliance?

June 4, 2019

The Values of HSRs and Health & Safety Committee Members

May 27, 2019

SIRA’s Competency Requirements for RTW Coordinators

May 21, 2019

Will There Be a 50% Increase in WHS Penalty Levels?

May 14, 2019

Where Do Manual Task Injuries Come From?

May 7, 2019

DYS Issue 65 - May 2019

April 30, 2019

Officer Ordered to Have Due Diligence Training

April 16, 2019

How to Review WHS Risk Controls

March 25, 2019

How to Comply with WHS Consultation Requirements

March 4, 2019

WHS Training: What Training?

February 19, 2019

Working with a SafeWork NSW Inspector

February 12, 2019

How to Ensure that WHS Risk Controls Remain Effective

January 14, 2019

Courtenell’s Public 1-day Effective Health and Safety Commi...

December 8, 2018

“Reasonably Practicable” Fried Onions at Bunnings

November 22, 2018

How to Avoid a WHS Disaster Do Everything “Reasonably Practi...

November 15, 2018

Return to Work National Survey Outcomes Summary

November 8, 2018

DYS Issue 64 - November 2018

October 30, 2018

The Focus of WHS Training For Supervisors

October 16, 2018

Your Wish List About Supervisor WHS Responsibilities & Funct...

October 9, 2018

DYS Issue 63 - October 2018

October 4, 2018

October – The Benefits of Safe Work Month

October 1, 2018

Changes to the SIRA Training Requirement for Return to Work...

September 18, 2018

What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 2

September 12, 2018

What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 1

September 5, 2018

What or Who is a PCBU?

August 13, 2018

A WHS Tool to Help Identify Areas of Concern

August 6, 2018

DYS Issue 62 - August 2018

August 2, 2018

PCBU Interaction with HSRs and Health & Safety Committee

July 30, 2018

How to Increase the Benefits of WHS Consultation Part 2

July 24, 2018

YSM 136 - A WHS Risks Check

July 18, 2018

How to Increase the Benefits of WHS Consultation Part 1

July 16, 2018

Tragic Lessons in Work Health & Safety

July 9, 2018

Do PCBUs have to Train their Managers & Supervisors in WHS?

June 25, 2018

Has Your HSRs’ or Committee Members’ Term of Office Expired?

June 19, 2018

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Work Health and Safety Articles

Compliance With “Reasonable Suspicion” and Other “Reasonable” WHS Legal Terms

Duty of Care & Achieving WHS Compliance: One Follows the Other

Hazardous Manual Tasks Training Compliance

A WHS Tool to Guard Against Non-Compliance

Improving Worker Involvement in WHS Compliance

How to Improve Health & Safety in Your Work Environment

Solar UV Radiation Risk Management

Untapped WHS Consultation Resources

Maintaining Risk Controls in Your Workplace

First Aid Consultation, Co-operation, and Co-ordination in Your Workplace

Preventing Reckless WHS Conduct

How and When to Review Your First Aid Arrangements

When is a Risk Assessment Not Necessary?

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