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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.

The Process of WHS Consultation in 2015

September 7, 2015

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The Background

Prior to 2012, in our experience of workplaces with 50 or more employees, workplace consultation with workers was mainly carried out b...

Election of HSRs and Committee Members - 26 July 2015

August 1, 2015

Has your HSR’s term of office expired?

HSRs are elected for a period of 3 years at which time another election for the position of HSR for that workg...

How to Improve WHS Consultation in Your Workplace

June 9, 2015

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Are you satisfied that WHS consultation in your workplace is effective?

The meaning of effective consultation is covered in the Code of Practice - Co...

Are There Unavoidable Risks in Your Workplace?

May 18, 2015

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Safe Work Australia released a report called Work Health & Safety Perceptions: Manufacturing Industry in February 2015 that contains food for thought...

Is Your WHS Consultation Process Effective?

November 5, 2014

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Mandatory WHS Consultation

As you know a PCBU must consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, with workers who carry out work for the business or u...

When Consultation is Required

August 11, 2014

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A safe and healthy workplace is easier to achieve when workers are consulted and involved. That is why consultation is mandatory under the WHS Act (s...

What Managers & Supervisors Must Do in WHS Consultation with Workers

July 14, 2014

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Consultation is a 2 way process between you and your workers where you;

Talk to each other about health & safety matters
Listen to their conc...

Four Steps to Achieve Effective Consultation for Managers and Supervisors

June 24, 2014

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Managers and Supervisors do have a very important role to play in helping to achieve compliance with WHS legal requirements and a safe and healthy wo...

YSM 110 - Solving WHS Problems through Consultation

June 24, 2014

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You may find these steps useful in obtaining the
agreement of all parties when you have a WHS problem.

Step 1 - Identify the problem and why it is a p...

Why Managers and Supervisors Have a Vital Role in WHS Compliance

June 5, 2014

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Duty holders in a workplace are all interdependent to some degree on what the other duty holders do. This article deals with why the PCBU (Person Con...

YSM 107 - Health & Safety Committee Members

May 24, 2014

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Here is a list of suggestions for members of a Health and Safety Committee to help create an effective Committee and assist in the prevention of work...

YSM 103 - Options for WHS Consultation Training

May 20, 2014

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You are welcome to download and distribute the article in
your workplace if you feel it may be useful

WHS Consultation

May 14, 2014

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What is Consultation?

Consultation is a two-way process between persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) and workers where you:

Talk...

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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

The Process of WHS Consultation in 2015

Election of HSRs and Committee Members - 26 July 2015

How to Improve WHS Consultation in Your Workplace

Are There Unavoidable Risks in Your Workplace?

Is Your WHS Consultation Process Effective?

When Consultation is Required

What Managers & Supervisors Must Do in WHS Consultation with Workers

Four Steps to Achieve Effective Consultation for Managers and Supervisors

YSM 110 - Solving WHS Problems through Consultation

Why Managers and Supervisors Have a Vital Role in WHS Compliance

YSM 107 - Health & Safety Committee Members

YSM 103 - Options for WHS Consultation Training

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