Posts tagged "Work Health and Safety Act"

The NSW government has opened public consultation for five codes of practice in what is being touted as the state’s largest review of workplace safety in decades.

Under the Work Health and Safety Act, employers have a duty of care to ensure employees operating remotely are in a safe environment.

Federal and state workplace health and safety laws say responsibility for a worker’s death lies with an employer, but these laws are rife with loopholes.

Businesses in Victoria and WA that do not implement new national OHS laws on January 1 may still be liable despite a 12-month grace period, …