Labour providers need to remember their WHS duties as third PCBU fined over powerlines fatality
Labour providers cannot rely on other companies to ensure the health and safety of their workers, a judge has stressed in fining a PCBU over…
Tag: Compliance
Workplace manslaughter charges laid against related companies
Two lift businesses face maximum safety fines totalling more than $33 million, after being charged with workplace manslaughter under section 39G(1) of the Victorian Occupational Health and…
Digital Trade Licences and Credentials
The NSW Government are now making it easier for people to access their trade licences and credentials digitally, this means no more having to carry…
Celebrating the Safe Way
It’s that time of year again and of course everyone loves a good Christmas party but how do we do it in a safe way?…
SWMS, Who, What, When, Where and Why?
SWMS or Safe Work Method Statement Possibly the most overused and misunderstood piece of documentation I can think of. In this post I hope to…
Are you part of a ‘Safety Mature’ business?
With October being National Safe Work Month, now is probably a good time to think about the safety culture in your business or where you…
Is Paperless Safety Possible?
In this day and age everyone has a smartphone, we all have access to the internet and technology seems to be everywhere, even my car…
Compliance in Shared Services
Background Shared services compliance arrangements seek to achieve economies of scale by having one provider meet the needs of several organisational units. Centralised provision of…
WHS, Mates Speak up
For many years in the construction industry there has been a code of silence. No one wants to speak up about WHS, to dob in…
Kids Visiting a Worksite?
Is it ever ok for kids visiting work sites or work environments to occur? The simple answer is no unless you work in an office…