What consultation is under the Work health and safety Act 2011?
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 requires duty holders to consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with others who have a duty in relation to the same matter; and to consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking.
What are the legal requirements relating to consultation in the workplace?
Consultation is required when identifying hazards, assessing risks and deciding on measures to eliminate or minimise those risks. In deciding how to eliminate or minimise risks, you must consult with your workers who will be affected by this decision, either directly or through their health and safety representative.
What does the Work health and safety Act 2011 NSW say about WHS consultation?
The WHS Act requires a PCBU to consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with all other persons who have a work health or safety duty in relation to the same matter, so far as is reasonably practicable. Duty holders’ work activities may overlap and interact at particular times.
What is WHS communication and consultation?
Effective WHS Communication is the sharing of information, policies, and procedures – and should always be a two-way process. It is important to establish effective mechanisms which suit you particular organisation or business, to allow for regular communication on work health and safety.
What are the legislative requirements for consultation?
Basic requirements Consultation must take place on all work health and safety matters including: undertaking risk management activities. proposing changes that may affect the health and safety of workers. making decisions about any work health and safety procedures.
What are the legal obligations within a workplace to consult and conduct WHS training?
As an employer, you must consult when:
- identifying hazards and assessing risks.
- making decisions about ways to eliminate or control risks.
- changing or updating workplace facilities.
- proposing changes that may affect the health and safety of workers.
What is the purpose of Work health and safety Act 2011 NSW?
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) regulates workplace health and safety (WHS) in NSW. It specifically aims to protect people at workplaces from risk to their health or safety and to promote safe and healthy work environments.
What is effective WHS consultation?
Consultation is a two-way process between you and your workers where you: talk to each other about health and safety matters. listen to their concerns and raise your concerns. seek and share views and information, and.
What happens during a consultation period?
During the consultation process, an employer will discuss the redundancy with the employees (or their representatives), provide information on the redundancy process and explore employee feedback on ways to avoid redundancies.
What WHS issues can be raised at a consultation?
Consultation must take place on all work health and safety matters including:
- undertaking risk management activities.
- proposing changes that may affect the health and safety of workers.
- making decisions about any work health and safety procedures.
- the adequacy of facilities for the welfare of workers.