Every worker owes a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others at the workplace
The nation’s work health and safety obligations
Australia’s work health and safety laws have come a long way since commencing in 2012. Based on Victorian legislation, they have since been adopted by most states and territories. Western Australia has committed to applying the essential features of the harmonised laws to their own regime. This makes compliance training in these laws critical to understanding our work health and safety obligations nationwide.
Our Work Health and Safety (WHS) course applies to schools around Australia. It addresses the essential elements of the harmonised laws that all states and territories have in common, while also explaining where the Victorian and Western Australian laws differ.
Every staff member has a duty of providing reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others in the workplace. They can also play a role in identifying, reducing or removing work health and safety risks. This course ensures that everyone can train in their relevant legal obligations wherever they are in the country.
Who should do this training?
This course provides all employees with critical safety training to prevent incidents, develop an appropriate workplace culture and minimise the risk of prosecutions and claims.
It is designed to cater for a diverse audience and all levels of staff. We therefore have generic modules aimed at all employees and some specific to senior management.
- Module 1: Health and safety at school
- Module 2: Workers’ obligations and rights
- Module 3: Duties of PCBUs
- Module 4: Compliance and enforcement measures
- Module 5: Duties of officers
- Module 6: Other parties
