WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
Health Science Students.
What is the Work Health & Safety Act?
- Promoting risk elimination or minimisation in the
workplace
– Outlining procedures for communication within
workplaces for work health & safety
– Revisiting the role of the unions and employer
organisations
– Providing framework for continuous quality improvement
– Promoting education and training
– And ensuring appropriate scrutiny
Legislation
The Work Health and Safety Act outlines the
legal responsibilities of the workplace and the
individual.
University Student.
Slips, Trips and Falls.
Safety Signs.
Responsibility for Health and Safety.
• Workers have a duty to take reasonable care
of their health and safety, and that of others
• Workers must comply with any reasonable
instructions, and must comply with any
reasonable policy or procedure relating to
health and safety in the workplace
WHO TO CONTACT.
Email: info@swa.gov.au
Website: http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/SWA
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Phone: 1300 551 832