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Workplace health and safety is no joke,
every year dozens of painters are injured...
...or end up with permanent disabilities
...because of unsafe work practices.
Some of these incidences even result in death!
With the implementation of the new National Work Health and Safety laws...
...it's a good time...
...for you and your mates to review your work practices...
...and the impact these laws...
...have on how your business views safety...
There are changes in the terms used in this legislation.
For instance, the term employer has been changed to...
Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking.
Self-employed persons, controllers of the premise, contractors and organisations...
...could all be called...
...PCBUs.
Their primary duty of care is to, so far as reasonably practicable;
ensure the health and safety of workers and others...
...who may be affected by the carrying out of the work.
The concept of employee has also been broadened to someone who carries out...
...work for a PCBU...
...work for a PCBU...
...in any capacity...
and is now known as a worker.
and is now known as a worker.
A worker has the express duty to take reasonable care...
...while at work.
Under the new legislation, PCBU's...
...are to negotiate with the workers the formation of work groups.
These work groups are to be effective and convenient in enabling the members to...
voice their concerns with regard to work health and safety.
Each work group is formed according to the interests of the members;
those with the same interests are likely to be grouped together.
Also each group should nominate and vote for a Health and Safety Representative...
...and the PCBU...
...must ensure that this is not delayed.
In some respects, the HSR...
...has replaced the OHS Representative.
One of the changes is the HSR has the power to issue Provisional...
...Improvement Notices, or PINS.
A PIN is a tool that is used to encourage workers...
...and PCBU's to make changes at the workplace to minimise hazards and risks to the health...
...and safety of everyone.
PINs can only be issued by the HSR when agreement to fix a problem cannot...
...be reached through normal consultation.