An emergency evacuation plan is a set of procedures developed by a PCBU (business, company, or organisation) to help facilitate safe evacuations in case of workplace emergencies. Under Clause 43 of the New South Wales WHS Regulations 2017, employers must provide an effective response in an emergency and must also provide information, training and instruction to all workers in responding to an emergency.

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A warehousing company in Victoria has just been fined $40,000 for repeatedly failing to follow its traffic management system.

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Workers at every workplace in Australia, irrespective of the nature and risk of the business, must be consulted as far as is reasonably...

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Except for Victoria, all states and territories in Australia will see a significant increase in the value of WHS penalties, and the ...

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WHS law in NSW requires that a PCBU (business, corporation, organisation) consult with its workers on matters relating to health and safety

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