Background Intuitively you would expect that most large organisations have well developed emergency plans with frequent trial runs to test effectiveness. However, our experience with a number of medium and large Australian companies is that emergency preparedness often doesn’t go beyond a poorly designed evacuation notice.This inadequate planning and preparation puts lives at risk and [...]

Background Leadership commitment is the core component of an effective safety management system.  This commitment must exist at the executive level and cascade to all levels of the organisation, including contractors. Safety should be viewed as a core value - commitment to safety does not change with business pressures. Safety must be integrated into all [...]

Risk management is the cornerstone of the WHS Act and Regulations 2011.  As the PCBU, an organisation is required to: eliminate risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable; and if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety—minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. In [...]