WHS
Understanding “Duty of Care”
Do you understand what is required of you as a Manger or Employer regarding your “Duty of Care”? The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 provides for the promotion, co-ordination, administration and enforcement of occupational safety and health in Western Australia. With the objective of preventing occupational injuries and diseases, the Act places certain duties…
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Another step towards a new WA WHS bill…. Yesterday, the McGowan Government gave the green light to develop a modernised Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill for Western Australia. According to Bill Johnston, Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations, “occupational, health and safety legislation in WA is 30 years old and is out…
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