Work health and safety harmonisation update
Nationally uniform work health and safety laws will ensure a consistently high level of protection for all Australians, and over time, reduce the compliance and regulatory burden for businesses which operate across state borders. The harmonised legislation will be...New work health and safety laws in 2012
When will the new legislation come into effect? The model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act, model work health and safety regulations, and model codes of practice are anticipated to come into effect on 1 January 2012. What does ‘model’ work health and safety (WHS)...
The model work health and safety bill
On 11 December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill. The intention is that the Commonwealth and each state and territory government will enact a workplace health and safety Bill to commence on 1 January...
COMCARE Defines PCBU
COMCARE Defines PCBU The principal duty holder is a ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’ and replaces the term ‘employer’. PCBUs include the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Authorities, non-Commonwealth licensees, principal contractors, and will, in some cases,...
Online Induction Programs
Incorporating e-learning into your induction and orientation program has some distinct advantages. The most important is the level of in-built trainee engagement, content consistency, and corporate compliance that e-learning provides. Most corporate induction programs...