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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.

Why WHS Compliance Reviews are Important

April 16, 2018

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As you know, being compliant with WHS legislation provides many benefits to a workplace.

Obviously, if a workplace is not compliant with WHS legislati...

$900,000 Reckless Conduct: Why the PCBU was Prosecuted

March 13, 2018

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In a tragic accident a woman was fatally electrocuted in the shower of the cottage in which she lived that was 200 metres away from an open-cut limes...

YSM 133 - Ladder Safety at Work and at Home

February 26, 2018

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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 serious inj...

A Tragedy Highlights the PCBU’s Responsibility to Manage WHS Risks

February 12, 2018

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A tragic incident in the northern suburbs last Friday has highlighted a PCBU’s WHS responsibility for managing work health and safety risks. A grandm...

It’s the PCBU’s “duty to consult”

February 4, 2018

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As a provider of Workplace Health and Safety training and consulting we routinely hear from hundreds of people from companies and government bodies a...

Industrial Manslaughter - a New WHS Offence

November 14, 2017

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Under the harmonised WHS system, all States and Territories (except Victoria and West Australia) have a Work Health & Safety Act based on the model W...

Why SafeWork NSW Prosecuted the Worker

October 30, 2017

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A Worker was convicted in early October by the NSW District Court for not complying with his WHS duty under section 28 of the WHS Act. The Worker has...

Achieving WHS Targets

October 16, 2017

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Management by Walking Around (MWBA) has been in use for about 44 years. You probably have some knowledge or familiarity with this informal style of m...

SafeWork NSW Deserves Applause for WHS Roadmap

September 25, 2017

SafeWork NSW launched their impressive Roadmap for Work Health & Safety for NSW 2022 in August 2016 and it definitely deserves applause and support....

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...

Who Needs Safe Work Procedures in Your Workplace?

July 10, 2017

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What is a Safe Work Procedure (SWP)?

It is a written document setting out the logical sequence of steps that must be followed to safely perform a work...

$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...

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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

Why WHS Compliance Reviews are Important

$900,000 Reckless Conduct: Why the PCBU was Prosecuted

YSM 133 - Ladder Safety at Work and at Home

A Tragedy Highlights the PCBU’s Responsibility to Manage WHS Risks

It’s the PCBU’s “duty to consult”

Industrial Manslaughter - a New WHS Offence

Why SafeWork NSW Prosecuted the Worker

Achieving WHS Targets

SafeWork NSW Deserves Applause for WHS Roadmap

How to Demonstrate Compliance with WHS Consultation Requirements

Who Needs Safe Work Procedures in Your Workplace?

$1 Million WHS Prosecution Sets NSW Record High

How to Improve Business Through an Effective WHS Management System

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