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The latest insights, trends, and essential information from the world of Work Health and Safety, to keep you informed, engaged, and one step ahead in creating a safer and more efficient workplace.
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Whether you're a small business owner, a safety manager, or just passionate about workplace wellbeing, our blog is your go-to destination for valuable updates and expert advice.
PPE Is the Last Line of Defence: What Australian Small Businesses Get Wrong About Personal Protective Equipment
This post covers what the hierarchy actually requires, where PPE fits within it, what your obligations are when you do use PPE, and how to manage it properly without drowning in paperwork.
OHS News
5 days ago7 min read
How to Run a Workplace Inspection That Actually Meets Your WHS Obligations
A workplace inspection should be scheduled, structured, documented, and be followed up. It produces a record. And for small Australian businesses, it's one of the most straightforward, and most commonly skipped, ways to meet your WHS obligations.
OHS News
Jun 96 min read
What Is a WHS Policy? A Plain-English Guide for Australian Small Business
A WHS policy is a short, signed statement from whoever runs the business that says two things: we take the health and safety of our workers seriously, and here's how we go about it. That's the whole idea. It doesn't need to be long, and it definitely doesn't need to be written in legal jargon.
OHS News
Jun 85 min read
WHS Training Records: Can You Prove Your Workers Are Competent?
Under Australian WHS law, training isn't the part most businesses get wrong. Proving it is. The training often happens. The record of it doesn't. And the day a worker is hurt, an inspector visits, or an insurer reviews a claim, "we definitely covered that" carries no weight at all. Here's what you actually need to know.
OHS News
Jun 16 min read
Are Contractors Responsible for Their Own Safety Under WHS Law?
When you bring a contractor or subbie onto a job, it's easy to assume their safety is their problem. They're licensed, they're insured, they sort themselves out. It's one of the most common beliefs in small business, and it's one of the most expensive ones to get wrong.
OHS News
May 256 min read
What Are Hazardous Manual Tasks (Manual Handling) Under Australian WHS Law?
Under the WHS Regulations, "hazardous manual handling" is defined much more broadly than most people expect. And the obligations that come with it apply to every Australian business, regardless of industry.
OHS News
May 185 min read
Health and Safety Consultation in Australia: What Small Businesses Must Do
Under section 47 of the WHS Act, every PCBU has to consult with workers on health and safety matters, so far as is reasonably practicable.
OHS News
May 116 min read
How to Write a Workplace Emergency Plan in Australia (Step-by-Step Guide)
This guide walks through what an Australian workplace emergency plan actually needs to include, the most common gaps we see in small business plans, and a step-by-step process to build one (or update yours) in an afternoon.
OHS News
Apr 275 min read
Workplace Inductions in Australia: What Small Businesses Are Legally Required to Do
Under Australian WHS law, every business has a duty to provide workers with the information, training, instruction, and supervision they need to do their job safely. A workplace induction is where that duty starts - and for a lot of small businesses, it's the first obligation they get wrong.
OHS News
Apr 206 min read
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