National OHS Harmonisation - Your Questions Answered….. Guest Posting from Everything OHS – click HERE to read all of their other great articles, news and updates What are the new laws? Safe Work Australia is developing model work health and safety laws as part of an … [Read more...] about National OHS Harmonisation
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We need calm-onisation with harmonisation
After all the panic and stress late last year, the harmonisation deadline seems to have come and gone much like Y2K. I don’t have much interest in legislation, in fact, even a healthy disdain for it but here is a quick harmonisation update by State from SJ at the Safety Toolshed We need … [Read more...] about We need calm-onisation with harmonisation
The Trouble With Risk Registers.
The Trouble With Risk Registers. Guest Post by Sam Bourne UPDATE: After lots of requests in the comments below, Sam has just supplied a sample of a Risk Register using an Excel Spread sheet you can download: Property Risk Register Template With the recently introduced WHS legislation in the … [Read more...] about The Trouble With Risk Registers.
Free Safety Checklists
Free Safety Checklists In partnership with Nimonik, Riskology are pleased to announce a series of new free safety checklists based on Australian WHS codes of practice and harmonisation legislation. If you have an iPad or iPhone, click here to download the app and check them out. … [Read more...] about Free Safety Checklists
WHS Harmonisation Jargon
New Laws, New Words….S#@#! – Latest blog post on the Safety Toolshed Posted on September 19, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Okay, so after years of teaching everyone what OHS means it changes on us. Not only that, but there is a whole dictionary of jargon that’s been thrown in. Here is a quick and … [Read more...] about WHS Harmonisation Jargon
Understanding the WH and S Act
A Practical Guide to the Work Health & Safety Act Holding Redlich Lawyers have provided us with this really handy two page guide to the new National WH&S Act. Perfect for notice boards I guess? For more info contact Michael Selinger: michael.selinger@holdingredlich.com It covers: … [Read more...] about Understanding the WH and S Act
WHS Obligations for Host Employers
WHS Obligations for Host Employers Hostess with the Most-ess….The WHS Obligations for Host Employers Posted on October 20, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Training organisations are PCBUs who share WHS responsibilities (if that sentence was a whole load of acronyms you thought I just made up, you … [Read more...] about WHS Obligations for Host Employers
WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation
WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation Made Simple, Quick & Easy … Or Your Money Back NB: This is not a paid advertisement or a product review just some publicity for a great supporter of our blog. Check out out their website and make up your own mind about the suitability of … [Read more...] about WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation
The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies?
The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies? Guest Post by Alertforce Since the start of 2012, Australia has been attempting to introduce harmonisation of work and health safety laws and regulations. The new work health and safety (WHS) model was initially introduced in New South … [Read more...] about The Change from OHS to WHS: What does It Mean for Companies?
Insanity rules, ok?
Insanity rules, ok? Guest Post by Louisa Chesswas Harmonised workplace health and safety can be likened to a building. The legislation, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidelines are the bricks. The mortar tentatively holding it all together is the WHS practitioner who must somehow … [Read more...] about Insanity rules, ok?
