Bullying and Harassment costs Director $15,000 in fines
Trigger warning : This article talks about workplace sexual harassment and bullying. If this topic is distressing, feel free to skip the...
What does it take to be an HSR trainer?
Courtenell put considerable effort into expanding its scope of WHS services in 2023. Being one of the oldest training providers in New...
Three Categories of WHS Offences and a Table of NSW Penalty Units (2024-2025)
The NSW WHS Act 2011 has recently been amended. These amendments have included an increase in the penalty rates for WHS breaches. ....
What is Work Health & Safety Risk Management?
Weekly WHS Article 30th May 2024 WHS risk management is the systematic process of identifying hazards, assessing the risks associated...
Risk Management for all Industries
Weekly WHS Article 15th May 2024 While the procedures for identifying, assessing, and controlling or eliminating workplace risks and...
Tackling Workplace Bullying and Harassment
While the organisational costs of incivility and toxicity are well documented, bullying at work is still a problem in some workplaces ....
What a Health and Safety Committee is Not
It has been over 10 years since New South Wales adopted the Model WHS laws. The WHS Act and WHS Regulation replace the repealed OHS Act ...
Psychosocial Situations and Psychological Injuries
SafeWork NSW’s Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work, lists 14 common psychosocial hazards.
WHS penalties to increase...
Except for Victoria, all states and territories in Australia will see a significant increase in the value of WHS penalties, and the ...
Reporting processes must include Psychosocial hazards
Processes for reporting work health and safety hazards and incidents are integral to the Safety Management System for every business and ...
SafeWork NSW’s Focus on Psychosocial Safety, Respect at Work, & Harmful Substances
Weekly WHS Article 20th July 2023 SafeWork NSW is the overseer of workplace health and safety in New South Wales. As the state regulator...
Consultation on Psychosocial Hazards & Risks
WHS law in NSW requires that a PCBU (business, corporation, organisation) consult with its workers on matters relating to health and safety
Human Consequences are the Ultimate WHS Penalty
Weekly WHS Article 25th May 2023 Work Health and Safety compliance is not, for most businesses, “penalty-driven” in reality. [1] The...