by claire | Aug 25, 2023 | Work Health and Safety
I recently sat the Statutory Supervisor exam with DMIRS and here are some of my insights. But first, some facts about the exam. Statutory Supervisors have new pre-requisites under Schedule 26 of the WHS Mines Regulations. Statutory Supervisors must be appointed for...
by claire | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
PCBU is a new term under WHS. So what is a PCBU? PCBU or Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking describes the entity that is engaging the work. This replaces the term “employer”. A ‘person’ can include a body corporate (company), unincorporated body or...
by claire | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The WHS Act imposes a specific duty on Officers to ensure the PCBU meets its work health and safety obligations. In fact, all managers should apply due diligence to the management of WHS in their area of responsibility. So, what does it mean to be diligent? The WHS...
by claire | Apr 25, 2022 | Work Health and Safety
The term health was used in Western Australia’s previous OSH legislation. Under the new WHS Act the term health is further described to include “psychological health”. We can expect to see more guidance and regulatory work take place in the area of psychological...
by claire | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized, Work Health and Safety
The introduction of the new WHS legislation hoped to achieve: Harmonisation – a nationally consistent approachModernisation – update health and safety legislation to reflect modern day working arrangement, issues and conditions. Harmonisation The process of...
