Planning and preparing to respond to a range of emergencies is an essential part of managing health and safety. Australian Standard AS 3745: 2010 Planning for emergencies in facilities (as amended) defines an emergency as “An event that arises internally, or from external sources, which ma...

A review of a recent prosecution in South Australia is a subtle reminder to employers and others, to ensure plant and machinery imported from other countries meets Australian legislation and standards. The recent prosecution can be viewed at: https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/20...

There is an ambitious timeline of 1st of July 2022 for the implementation of the above proposed law that will be supported by a new compliance code.  WorkSafe has prepared the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations (proposed regulations). This is in resp...

The importance of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) WorkSafe Victoria delivered an information forum recently that outlined HSRs and WorkSafe’s Strategic Plan. This document described some of the preconceptions that some employers or managers may have toward HSRs. For example: The r...

Compliance codes provide practical guidance to duty holders on how to comply with duties under the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act 2004 and OHS Regulations 2017. While the guidance provided in a compliance code is not mandatory, a duty holder who complies with a compliance cod...