Your Safety Responsibilities

​Employers and workers both have responsibilities for safety in the workplace. Some responsibilities are enforced by legislation. The following bulletins provide information on the safety responsibilities employers and workers have in the workplace.

The following Bulletins are currently under review due to the recent change in legislation. The Bulletins still provide useful guidance, but must be read in conjuction with the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.
 

 Bulletin view list

 
  • 03.01.05 Erection of fencing
  • 03.02.06 National Standard for Construction Work - definitions
  • 04.01.02 Storage and sale of distress signals
  • 04.08.01 Storage of minor quantities of class 8 corrosive substances
  • 05.01.03 General safety requirements
  • 05.02.01 Requirements for construction work
  • 08.01.11 Farm Chemical Disposal
  • 09.01.01 Practical guidance to the approved Codes of Practice
  • 09.01.02 Duty of care
  • 09.01.03 Approved Codes of Practice
  • 09.01.07 Fines under the Act
  • 09.01.10 Competent persons
  • 09.01.11 Risk management plans
  • 09.01.12 Application of the Workplace Health and Safety legislation to mining operations
  • 09.01.13 Application of the Workplace Health and Safety and Dangerous Goods legislation to petroleum activities and pipelines
  • 09.01.14 Reasonably practicable
  • 09.01.15 The legislative framework
  • 09.01.17 Risk management plans - Mining Operations
  • 12.02.04 Owner's responsibilities
  • 12.02.17 Registration of lifts, escalators and moving walks
  • 14.01.01 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
  • 14.01.02 Consultation
  • 14.01.04 Developing a safety plan
  • 14.01.06 Guide to assessing risk
  • 14.01.08 Record keeping
  • 14.01.09 Maintaining Occupational health and safety records
  • 14.01.15 Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
  • 18.01.01 General
  • 18.01.02 Worker representation
  • 18.01.03 Work Groups
  • 18.01.04 HSR - function, role and powers
  • 18.01.05 Health and safety representatives - elections
  • 18.01.06 Authorised union OH&S representatives, and union right of entry
  • 18.01.08 Discrimination against workers
  • Designated plant inspectors
  • Developing an alcohol policy and getting help
  • Mutual recognition of interstate construction induction cards
  • Prevention of bullying at work - employers
  • Work Health and Safety Incident Notification