Your Views Matter
Weekly WHS Article 7th December 2023 Workers at every workplace in Australia, irrespective of the nature and risk of the business, must...
Tackling Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Weekly WHS Article 30th November 2023 While the organisational costs of incivility and toxicity are well documented, bullying at work is...
“Saved by the Law”
Weekly WHS Article 23rd November 2023 The Model Health and Safety Laws were introduced into Australia in 2011. All Australian states and...
Training for every WHS duty holder
Weekly WHS Article 15th November 2023 The WHS Act 2011 identifies four specific duty holders who have health and safety duties in the...
Safe Work Australia Advice on WHS Consultation
Weekly WHS Article 8th November 2023 A PCBU must consult with their workers about work health and safety matters in their workplace. WHS...
What a Health and Safety Committee is Not
Weekly WHS Article 26th October 2023 It has been over 10 years since New South Wales adopted the Model WHS laws. The WHS Act and WHS...
Psychosocial Situations and Psychological Injuries
Weekly WHS Article 5th October 2023 SafeWork NSW’s Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work, lists 14 common psychosocial...
It’s the PCBU’s “duty to consult”
Weekly WHS Article 14th September 2023 As a provider of Workplace Health and Safety training and consulting we routinely hear from...
WHS Risk Management – the heat is on
Weekly WHS Article 7th September 2023 Except for Victoria, all states and territories in Australia will see a significant increase in the...
WHS Codes of Practice are Very Good Friends
Weekly WHS Article 31st August 2023 A model WHS code of practice developed by SafeWork Australia and approved by SafeWork NSW can be a...
Audiometric Testing Set to Become Mandatory in NSW on 1/1/2024
Weekly WHS Article 24th August 2023 Audiometric testing is defined in clause 58 (3) of the NSW WHS Regulation 2017 as; "audiometric...
Are You Meeting Your WHS Consultation Duties?
Weekly WHS Article 17th August 2023 It is the PCBU at your workplace who has the duty to consult, so far as reasonably practicable, with...
Reporting Processes Must Include Psychosocial Hazards
Weekly WHS Article 10th August 2023 Processes for reporting work health and safety hazards and incidents are integral to the Safety...
The Largest Fine Ever Imposed on a NSW Company
Weekly WHS Article 1st August 2023 A NSW District Court judge on the 14 th of July 2023 fined an arborist company $2,250,000. This fine...