Insights from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland into how the organisation balances its regulatory role with the need to responsively engage business.
This presentation features Dr Simon Blackwood from Work Health and Safety Queensland on how they have actively engaged with industry and the community about safety. He answer the big question ‘what’s in it for me and my business?’
Who is this presentation for?
This presentation is for anyone interested in the regulation of work health and safety.
About the presenter
Dr Simon Blackwood is the Deputy Director-General for Fair and Safe Work which is an umbrella to agencies including the Electrical Safety Office, Private Sector Industrial Relations, Workers’ Compensation Scheme, and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
The Office for Fair and Safe Work is under the Department of Justice and Attorney General for the Queensland Government. Dr Blackwood holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Queensland.
SWA is not a regulator and cannot advise you about managing risks in your workplace. If you need help, please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.