16/11/2024
In April 2023, important changes to Commonwealth Work Health and Safety laws came into place.
the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 prescribe how employers must identify and manage hazards and risks to workers’ psychological health and safety.
A code of practice applies to anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described in the Code of Practice. In most cases, an approved code of practice will assist duty holders in achieving compliance with health and safety duties in the WHS Act and WHS Regulation concerning the codes subject matter.
Codes of practice are admissible in court proceedings under the WHS Act and WHS Regulations. Courts may regard a code of practice as evidence of what is known about a hazard, risk or control and may rely on the code in determining what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances to which the code relates. (Safe Work NSW, Code of Practice Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work, 2021, P 4)
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