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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.

How to Demonstrate Compliance with WHS Consultation Requirements

August 28, 2017

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During 2017 it appears that we have heard from more businesses than usual that a SafeWork NSW Inspector had given those businesses an Improvement Not...

$1.5 million Enforceable Undertaking or Prosecution by SafeWork NSW

August 14, 2017

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In July 2017 a PCBU entered into a $1.5 million enforceable undertaking with SafeWork NSW and thus avoided being prosecuted. An enforceable undertaki...

“No Risk” Risk Assessment

July 31, 2017

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The injuries and two fatalities we covered in recent articles involved situations where flaws in the risk assessment and controls were key elements. ...

Achieving Compliance with Section 19 WHS Act

July 3, 2017

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PCBUs who do not satisfy their primary duty of care (section 19 WHS Act) may find it a costly and daunting experience. This article sets out a number...

How to Avoid a $1 Million Hazardous Manual Task Injury

May 28, 2017

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You might not expect that stacking goods on the shelves of a supermarket could result in an injury where the Court recently awarded a worker $1 milli...

$1 Million WHS Prosecution Sets NSW Record High

May 22, 2017

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In early May 2017 the NSW District Court fined a PCBU $1 million for breaches of section 19 of the NSW WHS Act. This is the highest NSW WHS fine so f...

How to Improve Business Through an Effective WHS Management System

May 8, 2017

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Much of the success of an organization is reliant on the ongoing contributions of its staff.

As Sir Richard Branson (Virgin) says: "Success in busine...

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...

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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

How to Demonstrate Compliance with WHS Consultation Requirements

$1.5 million Enforceable Undertaking or Prosecution by SafeWork NSW

“No Risk” Risk Assessment

Achieving Compliance with Section 19 WHS Act

How to Avoid a $1 Million Hazardous Manual Task Injury

$1 Million WHS Prosecution Sets NSW Record High

How to Improve Business Through an Effective WHS Management System

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

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