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Presented by Sue Bottrell and Harold Downes of Mills Oakley
Safe Work Australia recently issued guidance setting out 4 key principles that apply to WHS duties. The guidance is particularly relevant to the principal contractor – contractor relationship but unfortunately the advice takes a simplistic view of the legal principles that underpin that relationship, with the result being the advice is somewhat confusing.

Guest Presenter: Melissa Pollock
Improving safety is all about learning. Learning from both mistakes and successes. Organisations can spend a lot of time looking at safety and learning from those successes and failures with workers. However, do we involve our contractors? Contractors make up approximately 10% of workers in total and in the construction industry over 50% of workers are contractors.

Many organisations struggle to find a healthy balance when a contractor has an incident.  Who conducts the investigation?  What are the responsibilities of the principal contractor or client?  What are the responsibilities of the contractor?  Will everyone tell us the truth?  How contractor investigations are handled can significantly impact client/contractor relations, impact safety, increase liability and prevent continuous improvement of safety.

Protecting your business in the digital age is more critical than ever. Join us for this informative session where we'll discuss key strategies for identifying potential cyber threats and the importance of partnering with ISO27001 accredited businesses. Learn how to adopt robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard your company's integrity and sustainability. Let's fortify your organization's digital defences and ensure a secure future together

Sections and 16 and 19 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act impact significantly on the extent of duties in respect of the management of contractor safety. We know that under workplace health and safety legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (employer) have obligations to ensure the health and safety of workers ....

The harmonised Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations require mine operators to assess and accept the safety management plans of contractors they engage. However, the practicality of this process is often questioned. How can operators sign off on the safety arrangements of contractors whose technical work they may not understand? Additionally, case law confirms that it is not reasonably practicable to supervise, monitor, or direct contractors in their specialist work.