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Lejgislative Changes in Health

Key aspects of Working Safer blueprint

Primary Regulator

• W o r k S a f e N Z
• En f o r c i n g
• Ed u c a t i n g
• G u i d i n g a n d c o o r d i n a t i n g i m p l e m e n t a t i o n

New Legislation

• H e a l t h a n d Sa f e t y a t W o r k A c t
• B a se d o n A u s t r a l i a n M o d e l H e a l t h a n d Sa f e t y A c t
• A d a p t e d f o r N 2 c o n d i t i o n s
• H e a l t h a n d Sa f e t y R e f o r m Bi l l t o P a r l i a m e n t i n A p r i l 2 0 1 4
• D u e o u t o f Se l e c t C o m m i t t e e 2 4 Ju l y2 0 1 5
• Ta k es 2 - 3 m o n t h s t o g e t t h r o u g h P a r l i a m e n t
• Th e n a t l ea st 4 m o n t h s l e a d t i m e b e f o r e e n a c t m e n t
• Ph a se 1 Re g u l a t i o n s g o l i ve t h e d a y a f t e r t h e A c t - e xp o s u r e d r a f t s o u t

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Duty Holders

Those who by their acts or omissions arising from work being unclertal(en, affect health and safety

• PCBUs

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• Officers
• Worl<ers
• Otiier persons at the worl<place

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Key principles relating to duties

The person with the duty is required to:

• Etiminate risks as far as is reasonably practicable
• Otherwise minimise those risks as far as is reasonably

practicable Act stresses "risk" rather than " hazard"

• Cannot transfer your duty to another person
• May have more than one duty if you belong to more than one

class of duty holder

Reasonably Practicable test

t h a t w h i c h i s, o r w a s a t a p a rt i cu l a r t i m e , r e a s o n a b l y a b l e t o b e d o n e t o e n s u r e h e a l t h a n d sa f et y, t a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n t a n d w e i g h i n g u p a l l r e l e va n t m a t t e r s i n c l u d i n g : t h e l i k e l i h o o d o f t h e h a za r d o r t h e ri sk c o n c e r n e d o c c u r r i n g t h e d e g re e of h a r m t h a t m i g h t r e s u l t f r o m t h e h a za r d o r t h e ri sk w h a t t h e p e rso n c o n c e r n e d k n o w s , or o u gh t r e a s o n a b l y t o k n o w , a b o u t t h e h a za r d o r ri sk , a n d w a ys o f e l i m i n a t i n g o r m i n i m i s i n g t h e ri sk t h e a va i l a b i l i t y a n d sui t a b i l i t y of w a ys t o e l i m i n a t e or m i n i m i s e t h e risk, a n d a f t e r a sse ssi n g t h e e x t e n t o f t h e ri sk a n d t h e a va i l a b l e w a ys o f e l i m i n a t i n g

• r m i n i m i s i n g t h e ri sk , t h e co st a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a va i l a b l e w a ys o f

e l i m i n a t i n g o r m i n i m i s i n g t h e ri sk , i n c l u d i n g w h e t h e r t h e c o s t is g r o s s l y d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e ri sk .

An objective test

• A d u t y - h o l d e r m u s t m e e t t h e st a n d a rd of b e h a vi o u r e xp e c t e d of a

r e a s o n a b l e p e rso n i n t h e d u t y- h o l d e r ' s p o s i t i o n a n d w h o is r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e s a m e d u t y.

• Tw o e l e m e n t s
• What can be done - that i s, w h a t is p o s s i b l e i n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s f o r

e n s u r i n g h e a l t h a n d sa f e t y.

• Is i t reasonable,

in the circumstances t o d o a l l t h a t is p o s s i b l e .

• W h a t c a n b e d o n e sh o u l d b e d o n e u n l e s s i t is r e a s o n a b l e i n t h e

c i r c u m s t a n c e s f o r t h e d u t y - h o l d e r t o d o s o m e t h i n g l ess.

• A i m is t o e n s u r e t h a t w o r k e r s a n d o t h e r s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h t h e h i g h e s t

l evel o f p r o t e c t i o n t h a t is r e a s o n a b l y p r a c t i c a b l e .

PCBUs

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I have a duty', to 'if and how that duty has

been discharged' More about the impact / influence of a PCBU upon

• Workers
• Others

Responsible for workers and others affected by the work PCBU has primary duty of care May be multiple, overlapping PCBUs on site

• Shopping malls, building sites

Managing risks to those below them in chain {Extent of control or influence sets degree of duty) Expected to consult and cooperate with other PCBUs Collective responsibility Wider than employment relationship Encompasses modern working relationships

Not PCBUs

Persons engaged solely as workers or officers Volunteer Associations that don' t employ workers Home occupier employing for residential work Exclusions as per Regs [ N o t r e l e a s e d - A u s t R e g s - 6 7 0 p a ges! ]

• El e c t e d m e m b e r o f M u n i c i p a l Co u n c i l
• A ' st ra t a t i t l e b o d y c o r p o r a t e ' t h a t d o e s n o t e m p l o y a n yo n e

Duties of PCBU's

P ri m a ry d u t y of c a re : En su r e so f a r as is r e a s o n a b l y p r a c t i c a b l e t h e H & S of w o r k e r s a n d o t h e r s a f f e c t e d b y t h e w o r k b y:

• Pr o vi s i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e o f :
• w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h o u t ri sk s t o H & S
• Sa f e p l a n t a n d s t r u c t u r e s
• Sa f e s ys t e m s o f w o r k
• A d e q u a t e f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e w e l f a r e a t w o r k o f w o r k e r s
• I n f o r m a t i o n , t r a i n i n g , i n s t r u c t i o n a n d s u p e r vi s i o n

Duties of PCBU's - cent

Monitoring the health of workers and the conditions of the workplace Ensuring the safe use, handling and storage of plant, substances and structures A PCBU has a duty if it arranges for work to be done, directs

• r influences it, or contributes something for the work to be

done. Individual PCBUs are also workers if they carry out work

Duty of PCBU who manages or controls workplace Ensure, so far as Is reasonably practicable, that the

workplace, the means of entering and exiting, and anything arising from the workplace are wi t hout risks to the H&S of any person.

Duty of self-employed person

• Ensure his or her own health and safety while at

work so far as is reasonably practicable.

BUSINESS CENTRAL

Officers Director, Company Secretary, Partner, Officeholder

• Persons* who make decisions that affect the whole, or a

substantial part, of the business or undertaking - those with the capacity to significantly affect the organisation' s financial standing,

• Those on whose instructions or wishes directors are

accustomed to act * CEO, CFO, Executive Management etc

• Receiver/ Manager, Administrator, Liquidator

Duties of officers

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due diligence t o ensure PCBU compliance wit h H&S obligations

Due diligence means taking reasonable steps t o:

• Keep up t o date knowledge of work H&S matters
• Understand the nature of operations and the

associated hazards and risks

• Ensure PCBU has resources and processes t o

eliminate or minimise those risks (and uses t hem I) Due diligence - cont

• Ensure PCBU has processes for receiving and

considering information regarding incidents, hazards and risks - and for responding in a timely way

• Ensure PCBU has and implements processes for

complying wi t h any duty imposed Verify the provision and use of resources above

Worker

Includes:

• Employees
• Contractors, subcontractors and their employees
• Employee of labour hire company
• Outworker
• Apprentice or trainee
• Person gaining work experience or undertaking work trial
• Volunteer

'• PCBU if it is an individual who carries out work in that

business

Duties of Workers

• Take reasonable care:
• for his/ her own health and safety
• that acts or omissions don' t adversely affect H&S
• f others
• Comply wi t h reasonable instruction given by PCBU to

allow PCBU to comply wit h Act

• Co-operate wit h reasonable H&S policy or procedure
• f PCBU that has been notified to workers

Emphasis on effective worker participation

• PCBU must provide reasonable opportunity to

participate effectively in improving H&S

• General duty to involve and consult
• Appropriate to workplace size, risk
• Guidance to be developed
• SME processes can be informal

Reporting notifiable events

• Death; or
• Notifiable injury or illness; or
• Notifiable incident.

Responsibility of PCBU(s) to ensure reported

• I m m e d i a t e n o t i f i c a t i o n
• B y f a s t e s t m e a n s p o s s i b l e ( p h o n e , f a x, e m a i l , e t c )
• If p h o n e d , w r i t t e n n o t i c e w i t h i n 4 8 h r s i f r e q u i r e d b y r e g u l a t o r
• On - l i n e o p t i o n s

IVlaximum penalty

• I n d i vi d u a l S10l<
• C o r p $ 5 0 k

Preservation of incident Sites Duty of person wit h mgt or control of site at which

incident occurred t o ensure site not disturbed

• U n t i l o t h e r w i s e d i r e c t e d b y i n s p e c t o r
• Sp e c i f i c c i r c u m s t a n c e s

M aximum penalty

• I n d i vi d u a l S l Ok
• Co r p S S Ok

Record keeping of notifiable events

• PCBU t o keep records for at least 5 years
• Fr o m d a t e o f n o t i f i c a t i o n o f i n c i d e n t
• M aximum penalty
• I n d i vi d u a l S2 5 k
• Co r p S S Ok

Tougher penalties

R e c k l e ss c o n d u c t in r e sp e c t of h e a l t h a n d sa f e t y d u t y ' I n d i vi d u a i n o t a PCBU o r o f f i c e r - S300k & / o r 5 yr s j a i l

• PCBU o r o f f i c e r - S 6 0 0 kzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

Si/ or Syrs j a i l

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S 3m Fa i l ure t o c o m p l y w i t h h e a l t h a n d sa f e t y d u t y e xp o si n g t o ri sk of d e a t h o r se ri o u s i l l n e ss or i nj ury

• I n d i vi d u a l n o t a PCBU o r o f f i c e r • S l B Ok
• PCBU o r o f f i c e r - S B OOk
• A n y o t h e r p e r s o nzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

S i . 5 m Fa i l u re t o c o m p l y w i t h h e a l t h a n d sa f e t y d u t y

• I n d i vi d u a l n o t a PCBU o r o f f i c e r - $ 5 0 k
• PCBU o r o f f i c e r - S l O O k

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A n y o t h e r p e r s o n SSOOk

Quote from Hon Michael Woodhouse

• 'Laws and Regulations don't improve Health and

Safety-you guys do!' 'If you are waiting for the new legislation and regulations to improve you Health and Safety you are in the wrong headspace.'

Leadership

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