Consultation Consulting and cooperating to manage risks to health and safety is essential to keeping everyone safe. It’s also a legal requirement. Who – PCBUs must consult with: Workers, and any health and safety representatives (HSRs) Other PCBUs they …
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Health and safety committees If you are a PCBU, you must establish an HSC if you are asked to do so by either a health and safety representative (HSR) or by five or more workers. You might also choose to establish an HSC by your own initiative (i.e. not …
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Health and safety representatives and work groups Any worker (or group of workers) may ask the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) for an HSR to be elected to represent them on work health and safety matters. It is not mandatory for a …
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WHS duties – Consultation Consulting with workers PCBUs must, so far as reasonably practicable , consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a health and safety matter. …
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How to consult with workers Consultation can occur in different ways depending on what suits your workplace and workers. The best way to consult will depend on: the size of the business and how it is structured the way work is arranged and where workers …
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Consulting, cooperating and coordinating activities with other duty holders PCBUs might share a duty in relation to the same work health and safety matter when they: are involved in the same activities (e.g. part of a supply chain) have a duty of care for …
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Consultation - Resources
Resources The following resources may assist persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) in understanding their WHS duties to consult with workers, their representatives and other duty holders. Safe Work Australia resources Model Code of …
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Supporting families following an industrial death In response, Safe Work Australia Members made a commitment to work collaboratively to improve support for these families. The National Principles, developed to support families following an industrial …
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Working from home … Work health and safety (WHS) laws apply when workers work from home just as they do in traditional workplaces such as offices. This means a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure the health and safety of their …
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Working from home - Overview
Overview What is working from home? Working from home means workers work from their own home, alone or with other household members present. Working from home arrangements may be: ongoing temporary or ad hoc for all of a worker’s hours, or only for part …