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Going after bigger contracts? Here are the WHS documents tenders and prequalification platforms like Cm3 and Avetta usually ask for, and how to get them ready.

You don't need a document called a WHS manual. You do need a way of managing WHS that is written down, understood by your workers, used in practice, and reviewed. For almost every small business, a manual is the simplest way to have that, and the only practical way to prove it when someone asks.

If you run a company in Australia, there are two safety duties in play, not one. The business holds the primary duty to provide a safe workplace. Separately, the company's officers hold a personal duty to exercise due diligence to make sure the business actually meets it. Two duties, enforced separately.