In the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011, Section 28 outlines the specific duties of workers. It is designed to ensure that while an employer (PCBU) has the primary duty of care, individuals also carry responsibility for safety in the workplace. WHS Act (NSW) Section 28: Duties of Workers While at work, a worker must: Take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety; and Take reasonable care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and

Health and Safety Committees (HSCs) play an important role in many NSW workplaces. When they are set up and used properly, they strengthen consultation, improve risk visibility, and support better health and safety outcomes. When they are not, they become something else entirely: a forum for off‑topic debate, a substitute for management decision‑making, or worse, a place where managers attempt—intentionally or not—to offload responsibilities that the law makes clear are non-d