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26/05/10  OH&S Information Session well attended by Members
 

CVIAQ welcomed 19 members to its office on Tuesday evening 25th May to hear facilitator, Ms Kylie Wessling, General Manager, Worklaw Health and Safety Pty Ltd discuss OH&S Qld's auditing process of all medium sized Queensland businesses in 2010 and 2011. Aspects of the OH&S Inspections discussed on the evening were:

 What is a medium sized business?

 Reasons why OH&S Qld are conducting inspections?

 Inspection timeframes

 How to prepare for the inspection

 Where can I get help?

Kylie also gave an overview of the new National Harmonisation of OH&S Laws including:

 Current OH&S legislation

 New model Act

 Transitional arrangements

 Overview of changes

 Changes to definitions

 A renewed focus on Preventative Risk Management

 Duty of an "Officer"

 Maximum Penalties

 Changes at workplace level

Implementation Measures in Preparation For a copy of the handouts from the session, please contact Paul Woodland on 3376 6266 or email p.woodland@cviaq.asn.au.


 
 
 
 

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