Health And Safety Legislation Australia. In an article we published in september 2017 we foreshadowed that employers in western australia (wa) need to prepare for the introduction of harmonised work health and safety (whs) legislation. Safe work australia does not regulate or enforce whs laws.
Safe work australia continues to perpetuate safety mythology in december 2014 safe work australia published work health and safety perceptions: Contents page contents 2 work health and safety act 2011 effective: Aged care quality and safety commission act 2018 aged care (transitional provisions) act 1997 australian hearing services act 1991 — subsections 8(4) to 8(8) inclusive
Despite the intentions of the report yet again safe work australia continues to perpetuate safety mythology just as it does by endorsing such nonsense as hazardman.
The act together with the work health and safety regulations 2012 (sa) set up health and safety duties to provide protections from hazards and risks in the workplace. The law society of new south wales. The duties fall not only on the persons running a business and their officers. The work health and safety act 2012 (sa) provides for the safety, health and welfare of persons employed or engaged in industry in south australia.