What it contains
This handbook outlines how OHS laws apply to workplaces. It is useful for:
- employers
- employees
- health and safety representatives
- suppliers, designers and manufacturers
The handbook explains:
- the purpose of the OHS Act and who it covers
- the role of WorkSafe in ensuring workplaces comply with the Act
- the general OHS duties that apply to employers, self-employed people and employees
- how employees should be consulted about health and safety
- what happens when there is a workplace incident
- how employers should consider what licences, registrations, permits and certificates of competency are needed for a workplace
- the role of WorkSafe inspectors in enforcing health and safety laws
- how decisions made under OHS laws can be reviewed
- how WorkSafe and inspectors can initiate legal proceedings under the Act
At the end of the document, there is:
- information about repealing the previous OHS Act
- a glossary of terms from the Act
- a table of penalties under the Act