WHS Responsibilities

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Every person in a workplace is a WHS Duty Holder.

 

The most senior Duty Holders are the Officers of the organisation. An organisation itself is an entity, i.e. a "name on paper" only. Those who oversee the operation of the organisation or manage it have specific duties to ensure the organisation they manage meets its overarching WHS obligations. This assurance role belongs to the Directors, CEOs, Board Members and Executive Officers or any person who fits the definition of "officer" as per the 2001 Corporations Act and makes "significant" decisions for the company.

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As officers of an organisation, a person or persons must ensure the organisation has a WHS management system, and that it is operational, robust, and successful. Officers may be held personally liable for a breach. With the way the law is structured, breaches always result in large fines and can lead to jail time if failures are found to be wilful. "I didn't know" does not stand up in a courtroom. The cost to train in the subject is far less than the cost of the penalties for not doing so.

 

Training in WHS Law equips senior members of the organisation with the information they need to successfully manage health and safety in the workplace and be in compliance with the overarching requirements of the law.

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The following WHS Law courses are for various categories of WHS Duty holders and are personalized to be delivered in a manner that is relevant and fits your business structure and real‑world operations. 

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WHS Law training is absolutely essentially for every Director, CEO, Executive Officer, and Board Member.