Work health and safety whs management plan template pdf,432kb. Support nsw health agencies to implement an effective work health and safety management system that is consistent with nsw work health and safety whs legislation. The legislation can be found on the nsw legislation website. The work health and safety act 2011 came into effect on 1 january 2012 and the work health and safety regulation 2017 commenced on 1 september 2017 the whs legislation applies to all workplaces in nsw, including mines. Ensuring the health and safety of workers and others so far as is reasonably practicable including all the common general duties such as a safe work environment, safe plant, adequate facilities, information, instruction and training and more specific responsibilities such as. Road safety and our work a uide for mployers 5 s a f e l v e h i c l e s s a f e p e o p e s a f e r o a d s features that allow people s a f e including protection from s p e d s towards zero death and serious injury through a safe system our approach to road safety the nsw government is committed to improving safety on nsw roads and has set a. This document focuses on the duties owed to workers in whs. This regulation is made under the work health and safety act 2011, including section 276 of, and. P a g e 1 work health and safety act 2011 nsw a refresher a paper given at a seminar held at hunter street chambers, 22nd may 2015 the purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the critical elements found in the work health and safety act 2011 nsw the act, to identify some fundamental changes between the provisions of the act and the legislation it replaced, being the occupational. Understanding the work health and safety act a practical.
These laws support the whs act and whs regulation and provide additional provisions for work health and safety issues unique to mines and petroleum sites. Work health and safety requirements including the departments commitment to the health and safety of everyone in its workplaces. Better practice procedures purpose the purpose of this policy directive is to. Download a copy of the guidelines for waiver, remission and postponement of. Vehicles as a workplace work health and safety guide. Work health and safety mines act 20 nsw legislation. We administer, provide advice and monitor and enforce compliance with the work health and safety act 2011 and the work health and safety regulation 2017.
The referencing in this document will be updated to reflect the same once the new safework nsw website is made available. Managing the risks of working with bitumen and bituminous products. As at 25 march 2020 act 10 of 2011 table of provisions long title part 1 preliminary division 1. This work health and safety legislation is intended to provide a uniform approach. This guide provides an overview of the model work health and safety whs act. This guide provides an overview of the work health and safety act whs act. Safety first a work health and safety guide for fitness. This is a reformatted version of the procedure last.
Often, there is more than one pcbu involved in the relevant work. The how to series consists of seven booklets promoting key areas of quality provision. Work health and safety preventing and responding to. Like previous federal legislation, the fair work act 2009 allows state and territory work health and safety whs or ohs laws to continue unaffected as the principal source of whs rules and requirements. Guide to the model work health and safety act safe work. Why does the work health and safety legislation use the term person conducting a business or undertaking pcbu rather than employer. All legislation for nsw mining workplaces nsw resources. An act to provide for the health, safety and welfare of. Versions of this act includes consolidations, reprints and as passed versions subsidiary legislation made under this act current versions history of this act. Vehicles as a workplace work health and safety guide national guide page 1 1. Health premises and other nsw health agencies who may commission the work. An act relating to the safety, health and welfare of persons at work in workplaces.
A work health and safety guide for fitness businesses last revised july 2012. This includes the health and safety of anyone who does work for you as well as your customers, visitors and suppliers. Work health and safety act 2011 federal register of. Understanding the work health and safety act a practical guide businesses a person conducting a business or undertaking pcbu has an absolute duty to take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure the health and safety of workers and other persons impacted by the business or undertaking. Officer an officer within the meaning of section 9 of the corporations act 2001 cth other than each partner within a partnership. Work health and safety act 2011 no 10 nsw legislation. Guide to interpretation of principal contractor and roads. Work health and safety act 2011 nsw a refresher a paper. Faqs on the introduction of the work health and safety act. Pdf community organisations and work health and safety laws. A code of practice can assist anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described in the code of practice.
The model work health and safety act which has been enacted in the australian. Work health and safety policy nsw department of industry. Work health and safety act 2011 no 10 contents page historical version for 7. New south wales work health and safety act 2011 no 10 status information currency of version historical version for 7 june 2011 to 27 november 2011 generated 6 december 2011 at. However, several aspects of the fair work act are relevant to health and safety. Worksafe wa, workplace health and safety qld, nt worksafe, safework nsw, comcare and worksafe. This document is not intended to replace the model whs act. The provisions of this regulation are substantially uniform with the model work health and safety regulations 2011 prepared by safe work australia. Work health and safety act 2011 federal register of legislation. Workplace safety and health act singapore statutes online.
Australian capital territory work health and safety act 2011 act work health and safety regulation 2011 act new south wales work health and safety act 2011 nsw work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw work health and safety mines act 20. An act relating to work health and safety, and for related purposes assented to 29 november 2011the parliament of australia enacts. Introduction vehicle use in road traffic is the most significant contributor to workrelated traumatic injury. Work health and safety act 2011 queensland legislation. Understanding the work health and safety act a practical guide. Department of mines, industry regulation and safety. Code of practice page 4 of 72 foreword this code of practice on how to manage the risks associated with hazardous manual tasks and control the risks of workers being affected by musculoskeletal disorders is an approved code of practice under section 274. Whs mines and petroleum sites amendment regulation 2019. Except as otherwise provided in this act but not the regulations, the provisions of this act shall apply to all workplaces. Following an approved code of practice will assist the duty holder to achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the whs act and whs regulation, in relation to the subject matter of the code of practice. This act may be cited as the workplace safety and health act. Notice of that approval was published in the nsw government gazette referring to this code of practice as how to manage work health and safety risks page 7194 on friday 16 december 2011.
Work health and safety act 2011whs act imposes several obligations on duty holders to ensure the health and safety of workers and others. Legislation on the nsw legislation website is usually updated within 3 working days. This template can be used to develop a work health and safety management plan that assists in the development and communication of a safety management system. New south wales work health and safety regulation 2011 under the work health and safety act 2011 this version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the parliamentary counsels office and published on the nsw legislation website. Current version for 25 march 2020 to date accessed 23 may 2020 at 01. This guide is for firms, organisations and individuals who use vehicles for work purposes on the road networks of australia or new zealand. Consultation with workers and other pcbus resolving whs issues. Work health and safety management of patients with bariatric needs. Will change from having an attributed liability to a positive duty of due diligence to ensure pcbu.
Club and zone executive, zone chief instructors, safety officers and other adults supervising have always had a duty of care to the young people participating in. Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited or restricted carcinogens pdf, 177. This is a compilation of the work health and safety act 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20 september 2017 the compilation date. Work health and safety limiting staff exposure to ionising radiation. Current version for 25 march 2020 to date accessed 23 may 2020. Work health and safety legislation legislation safework nsw. Work health and safety act 2011 as at 25 march 2020. Greg jones is the act work safety commissioner and director construction, environment and workplace protection division. Work health and safety essentials for nurses and midwives.
Comcare administers the commonwealth work health and safety act 2011 and work health and safety regulations 2011 and is the national regulator for work. Work health and safety policy and procedures manual. Board means the mining competence board constituted under division 2 of part 8. Throughout each booklet, there are references to national. Coal mine health and safety act 2002 applies to coal operations along with the whs act. The nsw department of education believes that the provision of a safe working and learning environment for everyone at its workplaces is an integral and essential part of the responsibilities as a provider of public. Worksafe acts role is to enforce the territorys health and safety and workers compensation laws through a mixture of education and compliance activities. Under the work health and safety act whs act 2011 the term employer is replaced by persons conducting a. Please note following the commencement of the state insurance care governance act 2015, safework nsw has been abolished and its role assumed by safework nsw.
Contents work health and safety act 2011 page 2 subdivision 2 what is reasonably practicable 18 what is reasonably practicable in ensuring health and safety. See below for guidance relating to all workplaces in nsw, including mining workplaces, under the work health and safety act 2011 and the work health and safety regulation 2017. This regulation prescribes matters under the work health and safety act 2011 to give effect to the operation of that act. Under section 274 of the work health and safety act 2011 the act, and being satisfied that this code of practice was developed in accordance with the process described in s. Previous health and safety legislation focused on the employeremployee relationship.
The work health and safety mines and petroleum sites act 20 and work health and safety mines and petroleum sites regulation 2014 apply to all mines and petroleum sites in nsw. Work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw legislation. The guide was amended and republished to reflect amendments to the model whs laws, dated 21. The work health and safety mines and petroleum sites amendment regulation 2019 the amendment regulation is made under the work health and safety mines and petroleum sites act 20 the act, which regulates work health and safety at mines and petroleum sites in new south wales the amendment regulation will amend the whs mines and petroleum sites regulation 2014 to address. It provides an explanation of work health and safety arrangements in the workplace. Capital territory act, new south wales nsw, northern territory. It is designed as a general guide to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights at work. These fees are effective from 1 july 2018 fees for criminal cases brought under the work health and safety act 2011 are prescribed by the criminal procedure regulation 2010. Duties of other persons at the workplace division 5 offences and. Health and safety representative hsr a worker who has been elected by a work group under the whs act to represent them on health and safety issues. Request to commence a prosecution fact sheet pdf, 157.
Work health and safety regulation 2017 nsw legislation. Work health and safety act 2011 whs principal act applying to all workplaces 2. What is reasonably practicable in ensuring health and safety division 2. These were adopted with some modification in nsw as the nsw work health and safety act 2011 and nsw work health and safety regulation 2011, in force from 1 january 2012. The result was a model work health and safety act and regulation. Health and safety at work act 2015 no 70 as at 01 october. Work health and safety human resources ecompendium. Generic work health and safety policy and procedures manual. This obligation is prescribed by new south wales work health and safety legislation, namely, the work health and safety act 2011 nsw and the work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw together, nsw whs laws.