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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.

$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...

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...

What it takes to be a Dogged Safety Champion

December 4, 2017

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We recently came across the true story of a courageous Safety Champion who refused to be diverted from his commitment to carrying out his responsibil...

Do PCBUs Have To Train Their Supervisors?

August 21, 2017

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The answer to the question in the above heading lies in four sections of the WHS Act, sections 17, 18, 19 and 28. This article explains why the answe...

How Managers & Supervisors Can Contribute to Safety Culture

May 8, 2017

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You may have noticed that there appears to be a new swell of interest and articles about safety culture and leadership. Improvements in safety cultur...

A Manager's Actions to Achieve their WHS Duty of Care

April 27, 2016

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The elements of a manager’s WHS duty of care are set out in section 28 of the WHS Act 2011. But the actions that each manager needs to take to satisf...

Should Your Managers & Supervisors do WHS Consultation Training

April 18, 2016

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We recently received a success story from the manager of a company who attended one of our SafeWork 5 day HSR courses. The wins that the manager had...

4 Compelling Reasons to Document Consultation

October 11, 2015

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Is it mandatory to document your consultation?

The Consultation Code of Practice at page 10 points out that:

“Consultation with workers and with other...

Who is an “Officer” - The First Court Case

August 25, 2015

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The Background

A very recent court case may help to guide Managers on whether they are, or are not, a duty holder called Officer as defined in the WH...

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...

YSM 111 - Workplace Stress

June 25, 2014

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Hazards that cause stress may not be as obvious as other hazards, but achieving a safe and healthy workplace requires that you identify and control a...

Bullying and Reasonable Management Action

June 24, 2014

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The majority (72.2%) of all the antibullying applications to the Fair Work Commission in the first 3 months of 2014 were about bullying by Managers.

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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

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

YSM 133 - Ladder Safety at Work and at Home

It’s the PCBU’s “duty to consult”

What it takes to be a Dogged Safety Champion

Do PCBUs Have To Train Their Supervisors?

How Managers & Supervisors Can Contribute to Safety Culture

A Manager's Actions to Achieve their WHS Duty of Care

Should Your Managers & Supervisors do WHS Consultation Training

4 Compelling Reasons to Document Consultation

Who is an “Officer” - The First Court Case

What Managers & Supervisors Must Do in WHS Consultation with Workers

YSM 111 - Workplace Stress

Bullying and Reasonable Management Action

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