WHS Insights

Perth Workplace Safety Consultants provide WHS Advice and Insights by way of posting snippets of specific WHS information that is relatable to workplaces of all industries.

Benefits Of Hiring A WHS Consultant

Benefits Of Hiring A WHS Consultant

Workplace health and safety outcomes do not improve simply because policies exist. They improve when safety systems reflect how work is actually performed and when workers are actively involved in decisions that affect their health and safety. Let’s explore the…

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WHS Consultation – Talking About Safety

Workplace health and safety (WHS) does not improve because a policy exists. It improves when the people doing the work are involved in the decisions that affect how that work is done. In Australian workplaces, consultation is both a legal requirement and a practical…

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Effective Workplace Safety Committees

In this blog post, we’re going to cover everything you need to know to succeed: we’ll share our specialist knowledge and experience with you, along with our top tips and best practices. Follow Our Top Tips to Make Your Safety Committee Thrive Follow the tips below and…

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PCBU Obligations and their impact on the workplace

Work health and safety (WHS) is a very important topic of conversation among senior managers in all companies across Australia today. Management clearly has a responsibility to ensure that all employees can enjoy working in a safe and healthy environment at all times….

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Creating a Safe Workplace – Step 1

Developing an effective workplace safety plan If you are determined to improve your workplace safety record, the first thing you need to do is create an effective workplace safety plan. Such a plan should enumerate all of the primary risks that your organisation needs…

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Duty of care

As an employer you have the main responsibility to provide, as far as reasonably practicable, a safe working environment for all workers, this is termed “Duty of Care” within the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2020 WA). How do you as an employer, ensure the workplace…

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Removing unnecessary layers of safety

Making it easier to implement The past principles and practices of safety management have served us really well and they will continue to do so, particularly for simple tasks where individuals or small groups are carrying out things where the risks are well-known and…

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How to Combat Workplace Fatigue

It’s the elephant in the room at every workplace, so much so that the World Health Organization has officially named burnout — a close cousin of workplace fatigue — as a medical diagnosis. Industrial workers are not immune from this phenomenon either. In fact,…

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What is the purpose of Occupational Health and Safety?

Every business has safety risks that could impact employees if not managed efficiently. These types of safety risks fall under the term occupational health and safety. Occupational health and safety deals with all aspects of physical, mental and social health and…

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Perth WHS Consultants

Risk management – business case study If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking, risk is everywhere. From public, cyber, and operational security to environment, health and safety, the ranks of significant risks continue to grow. It’s often been said…

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