Courtenell’s Public 1-day Effective Health and Safety Committee Courses
The content below was sent out as an email to our database on the 27th of November 2018. I am writing to let you know that in the January...
“Reasonably Practicable” Fried Onions at Bunnings
Last week we sent you an article about “reasonably practicable” WHS requirements based on a train that had to be derailed in West...
How to Avoid a WHS Disaster Do Everything “Reasonably Practicable”
The safety message for the past week must surely be; “Always be prepared for the unexpected and the unlikely ”. Even though the message...
Return to Work National Survey Outcomes Summary
Our article this week could be of particular interest to Return to Work Coordinators and HR Managers. They may have an opportunity to...
The Focus of WHS Training For Supervisors
Our WHS article last week listed the responsibilities and functions that a Supervisor might perform in most workplaces. If you missed...
Your Wish List About Supervisor WHS Responsibilities & Functions
This article considers the responsibilities of a Supervisor and the functions a Supervisor could perform. These will be different from...
October – The Benefits of Safe Work Month
October 2018 is almost here and October is National Safe Work Month. Perhaps you have already prepared to reinforce your safe work...
Changes to the SIRA Training Requirement for Return to Work Coordinators
As you probably know the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) inherited the NSW workers compensation functions from WorkCover NSW....
What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 2
This WHS article is a continuation of the first article, What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard?. In Part 2 we have set out a number of...
What is a “Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard”? - Part 1
As you know, a PCBU has a duty under Section 19 of the WHS Act to ensure, so far as "reasonably practicable", the health and safety of...
What or Who is a PCBU?
We talk with people about WHS every day and it is clear that a significant number of people have an uncertain or incomplete concept of...