Study reveals that an alarming number of businesses face prosecution for non-compliance

A recent study has shown that around 50% of businesses are not adequately compliant with their Workplace Health and Safety Obligations. All organisations, including small businesses and not for profits are required to have a Work Health and Safety (WHS) framework to manage the safety and wellbeing of staff, visitors and contractors.

What happens when your business is not compliant with the Work Health Safety Act 2011 (the Act)?

Like all things in life, taking short cuts will eventually catch up with you. Businesses that ignore their work health safety duties risk heavy penalties (up to $3m), plus gaol time for decision makers, such as directors.

Don’t risk non-compliance to Australian workplace safety laws. Take our short survey to see if your business is compliant with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011:

☑   Do you regularly consult with all stakeholders within your business regarding Work Health and Safety?

☑   Have you identified and managed all hazards in your workplace?

☑   Are you providing your staff regular training, relevant to their day-to-day duties to keep them safe?

☑   Are you providing a framework for reporting incidents and managing emergencies such as first aid?

☑   Do you have evidence of compliance to WHS? This includes regular workplace inspection records, safety notices, and meeting minutes

If you have answered NO to any of the above, then you are not meeting your legal obligations under the Act.

Call ISOsafe on 1300 789 132 and speak to one of our Work Health & Safety specialists to discuss how you can become compliant and meet your legal obligations.

Court imposes $150, 000+ fine on labour hire company

The South Australian Industrial Court recently imposed a penalty of $150 000 plus court costs to a Queensland based labour hire company for failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment.
On 22nd October 2012, a contracted employee of the labour hire company was working on the South Road Superway project, when his head was crushed between a lifting arm and welding table, suffering life threatening injuries.
Following investigation by SafeWork SA, the labour hire company was charged with offences under the then Occupational Health Safety and Welfare Act 1986 (SA), for failure to ensure its employee was safe from injury and risk to health whist at work, as far as was reasonably practicable.
SafeWork SA executive director, Marie Boland said it is the responsibility of the labour hire company to ensure hazard identification and risk assessments are completed at the host workplace before employees commence work. Boland added “this conviction reinforces that a labour hire company has a work health and safety duty to employees which cannot be delegated to others including joint venture partners”.
Don’t risk noncompliance. ISOsafe’s services will protect your labour hire business. We will prepare all safety documentation, including risk assessments on your behalf, to demonstrate compliance. Call us now 1300 789 132 or email us at enquiries@isosafe.com.au, to learn more about our services for businesses and their owners.