Provide & Maintain Safe Systems of Work

The WHS Act 2011 requires that PCBUs must provide and maintain safe systems of work for their workers (Section19 (3)(c). When there have been workplace incidents, it is usually because there has been a non-compliance with a system of work.

Managers, Supervisors and other Workers play a vital part in a PCBU and its Officers being able to comply with their duties.

Here is a checklist that you may like to review with your workplace in mind.

1. The PCBU has consulted affected workers about their systems of work through their HSRs, Health & Safety Committee, and or Managers & Supervisors.
   

2. Safe systems of work have been established in the workplace – risks have been eliminated or minimised as far as reasonably practicable.
   

3. Managers and Supervisors know the health and safety hazards in their area of the workplace and that they have been managed.
   

4. Managers and Supervisors know the control measures in place for those managed risks.
   

5. Managers and Supervisors understand and comply with their duties as set out in the WHS Act (Section 28) to supervise and manage their fellow workers.
   

6. Managers and Supervisors understand what they need to do to contribute to the PCBU’s duty of care and they comply with instructions from the PCBU about this.
   

7. Workers follow the safe systems of work in accordance with the information, training, instructions, or supervision they are given (Section 19(3)(d) WHS Act).
   

For more information on WHS training or WHS compliance services, or if you would like help to make your WHS management system even more robust, please feel free to contact us at train@courtenell.com.au or phone us on 02 9552 2066

29th March 2021