The introduction of the Work Health & Safety (WHS) Act by 1st January 2012 is presenting extraordinary challenges to the way safety and risk management is undertaken in Australia.
This legislation is the biggest change that most Senior Managers have seen in their careers.
The new legislation requires a positive demonstration of due diligence. This is a large paradigm change from the 'hazard based approach'.
More likely than not, your current OH&S processes are not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Act.
R2A have provided this paper as a summary of the key requirements of the new Act. We hope you find it an interesting and useful read.
To download a copy of the Whitepaper click here