7 years ago What insurance information should we seek from contractors? What insurance documents do we need our contractors to provide us with before conducting work at our site?
7 years ago Can a manager requesting an employee to do something illegal be considered bullying? If an employee’s manager asks them to do something that is illegal (such as deleting certain records and not reporting these) would this be considered a form of bullying?
7 years ago Does a WHS committee member need extra training? Must we provide anyone with official training to be a part of the WHS committee?
7 years ago Where does a company's responsibility start and finish? Where does the company’s responsibility begin and end?
7 years ago Must workers agree to be interviewed by workers' compensation insurers? If the third-party investigation company requests interviews with other workers within our organisation, do these workers have to attend the interviews or can they decline?
7 years ago Do work-at-home employees need to have fire extinguishers? Is having a fire extinguisher in the home is a mandatory requirement seeing as it is a workplace?
7 years ago Are EpiPens mandatory in first aid kits? Is there any legal requirement to provide an Epipen in a first aid kit in the workplace?
7 years ago Are we responsible for the employees’ own personal equipment inspections? Are we responsible for the employees’ personal equipment inspections, logs, etc, and would we be liable if their equipment failed and there was an injury as a result?
7 years ago What regulations surround provisions for syringe disposal? Are there standards, legislation and/or protocols to follow regarding the possibility of needing to provide syringe disposal?
7 years ago Is it a requirement to keep any worker’s compensation records separate from the employee’s personnel files? Is it still a requirement to keep any worker’s compensation records separate from the employee’s personnel files?
7 years ago Are we required to provide spill kits? Could you please point out the standard that relates to spill kits (in an aged care setting)?
7 years ago How do we record injuries that change over time? How is a recurrence of an injury to be captured?
8 years ago Where can we find simple signage information? We just had an audit, and some of our chemical signs were not correct, where can I find simple information on signage?
8 years ago Are asthma inhalers a requirement for first aid kits? Is this a new requirement for first aid kits?
8 years ago How often must we inspect our fire extinguishers? What is the requirement for inspecting these fire extinguishers?