Occupational Health & Safety Laws have revolutionised the way companies conduct business in Australia and throughout the world.
Under all OH&S legislation in Australia, employers must manage workplace health and safety through risk management and consultation. This duty of care extends to contractors and volunteer workers, Directors, Managers and Supervisors can be held accountable and personally liable for negligence.
Consultation
Consultation with employees is a key process in the successful managing of workplace health and safety which is now required by Law. The OH&S Legislation tells how this requirement can be met.
Risk Management
Employers need to identify all foreseeable workplace hazards/risks, assess the risks arising from those hazards and eliminate these risks where possible and/or control them where it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate them.
GUARDIAN's charter is to assist organisations, both large and small, in the improvement of management, staff education and streamlining the plethora of OH&S products and training courses now available in Australia. Further to apply cost effective initiatives, strategies and optimum information management with integrated National training and education solutions, to support TQM (Total Quality Management) philosophies along with ensuring functional SYSTEMS to enhance the core OHS&IM ideal of 'continuous improvement'.
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