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Work Health and Safety Articles

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.

Court Clarifies HSRs Right to Choose a HSR Course

A decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission on 3/3/17 has made it clear that a HSR can choose the HSR course they want to...

How to Improve Health & Safety in Your Work Environment

All workplaces have a physical work environment that includes matters such as; workspace, floors, lighting, and ventilation. And all...

Avoid WHS Prosecution by SafeWork NSW

Safework NSW does not automatically prosecute every breach of WHS legislation. It is one of the options available to them. This article...

4 Compelling Reasons to Document Consultation

Is it mandatory to document your consultation? The Consultation Code of Practice at page 10 points out that: “Consultation with workers...

YSM 97 - How to Consult with Workers

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

Consulting Workers and Other Duty Holders about Psychosocial Hazards

Know Your Psychosocial Hazards at Work

WHS Training Using the WHS Law Framework

PCBUs need to Train their Managers & Supervisors

Ensure your WHS Risk Controls Remain Effective

Everyone in a Workplace has WHS Responsibilities

Improving Worker Involvement in Creating a Safe & Healthy Workplace

Do Workers Have the Right to Cease or Refuse Unsafe Work?

The Benefits of Using WHS Codes of Practice

Ensure - Continued

Ensure - One of the Most Important Words in WHS

Minimising WHS Risks –What Does Reasonably Practicable Mean?

Fair Work Commission Decision on Mandatory Vaccination Highlights Consultation Requirement

Eliminate or Minimise WHS Risks - the Hierarchy of Control Measures

When are your Workers Consulted?

The Benefits of Effective WHS Consultation

Achieving Compliance with WHS Legal Requirements

Should You Create and Keep Records of WHS Consultation?

Managers Can Get Gains on SafeWork NSW HSR Courses

The Awesome Potential of a Health & Safety Committee

“The Most Common Workplace Injuries Across Australia”

Keeping Your Workplace Safe & Healthy

DYS Issue 73 - May 2021

Albert Einstein + WHS = ?

Why Managers & Supervisors Must Consult

Provide Workers with Information, Training, Instruction, & Supervision

Provide & Maintain Safe Systems of Work

Identifying Weak Spots in Your Work Health & Safety Management System

DYS Issue 72 - Mar 2021

How to Avoid Having to Pay an Increased WHS Penalty.