Workplace health and safety laws and issues in Australia (responsibilties of employer/employees)

Workplace health and safety responsibilities WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? Each year, 650,000 workers suffer a work-related injury or illness. That's one in every 12 Australian workers. At least 120,000 of these injured or ill workers require more than five days off work. It is also estimated there are at least 2,900 work-related deaths in Australia each year. This is nearly one and half times the number of deaths each year from motor vehicle accidents. Each year, around 430 fatalities occur in …

…of employees. TRAINING It is important that everyone in your workplace receives training so that they understand their responsibilities and are competent to meet those responsibilities. As a minimum, induction training should outline your workplace OHS policy and procedures. Job specific training should include all relevant safe operating procedures and hazard specific training. Managers and supervisors, members of OHS committees and OHS representatives will require more specific training to enable them to meet their responsibilities.