
WHS Training Using the WHS Law Framework
Weekly WHS Article 31st March 2022 The triangle diagram below is known as the WHS Law Framework or WHS Legislation Framework. It...

Achieving Compliance with WHS Legal Requirements
Weekly WHS Article 23rd June 2021 On the 1st of July we will be in a new financial year – the 2022 financial year. Your organisation has...

COVID-19 Due Diligence for Officers
Safe Work Australia has useful information on their website about effectively managing the risk COVID-19 and what Officers need to do to...

Clear Communication and Understanding is Vital for Safety
It is well known amongst Safety people, supervisors and managers that it is the duty of every business to provide information,...

Minimise WHS Risk to Minimise Financial Loss
Because of your role and responsibilities in your organisation you may sometimes need to seek approval for a WHS Budget or WHS...

Preventing Workplace Injuries
Two recent WHS prosecutions in NSW were based on WHS failures that quite commonly result in serious injuries to workers. This article...

A Lack of Adequate Supervision Cost $588,000
Did you know that one in every five injuries at work in Australia happens to workers who are younger than 25 years old? In addition most...

SIRA’s Competency Requirements for RTW Coordinators
As previously advised. The SIRA approved 2-day, face-to-face, Introduction to Return to Work Coordination Course, will be withdrawn on...

Will There Be a 50% Increase in WHS Penalty Levels?
Would you be in favour of a 50% increase in the $ penalty levels for offences under the WHS Act and WHS Regulation? It is one of the...

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...