WHS Due Diligence Training for Officers Adelaide
Understand Your WHS Due Diligence Obligations
Business owners, directors, executives and senior managers have an important role in ensuring workplace health and safety obligations are met. Those classified as Officers under Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation have specific legal responsibilities to exercise due diligence and ensure their organisation complies with its WHS duties.
Workplace Safety Consultants provides practical WHS due diligence training for Officers in Adelaide and across South Australia. Delivered by an experienced workplace safety professional, this 2.5-hour course helps participants understand their responsibilities and develop practical strategies to support workplace safety and compliance.
Training can be tailored to the applicable WHS or OHS legislation in each Australian state or territory.
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What Does WHS Due Diligence Involve?
Under Section 27 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA), Officers must take reasonable steps to ensure their organisation meets its workplace health and safety obligations.
These responsibilities include:
Maintaining WHS knowledge
Keeping informed about workplace health and safety matters and relevant legal requirements.
Understanding workplace risks
Knowing the nature of business operations and the hazards and risks associated with them.
Providing appropriate resources
Ensuring suitable resources and processes are available and used to eliminate or minimise workplace risks.
Responding to WHS issues
Establishing processes to receive, consider and respond promptly to reports of incidents, hazards and risks.
Meeting WHS obligations
Ensuring the organisation has and implements processes to comply with its workplace health and safety duties.
Verifying WHS performance
Checking that appropriate resources, systems and processes are being provided and used effectively.
Our training helps Officers understand these responsibilities and how they apply to their role within the organisation.
Putting WHS Due Diligence into Practice
Having workplace safety policies and procedures in place is only part of meeting WHS due diligence obligations. Officers must also take reasonable steps to verify that safety systems are working effectively and that identified risks are being appropriately managed.
Depending on the organisation, this may involve:
- Conducting workplace inspections and safety audits
- Reviewing WHS performance information
- Monitoring corrective actions
- Reviewing workplace incident and hazard reports
- Checking worker training and competency
- Assessing the effectiveness of existing risk controls
- Confirming appropriate WHS resources are available
Effective WHS management also requires consideration of the resources needed to maintain workplace safety. This includes proactively identifying WHS requirements when planning operations and preparing business budgets.
Our training focuses on translating legislative requirements into practical actions that Officers can apply within their organisation.
WHS Due Diligence Training for Officers
Workplace Safety Consultants delivers a comprehensive 2.5-hour WHS due diligence training course designed to help Officers understand their legal responsibilities and take a proactive approach to workplace safety.
The training is delivered by a qualified and experienced workplace safety professional and can be customised to reflect the applicable legislation and operational requirements of your organisation.
Participants will develop a clearer understanding of how to:
- Recognise and meet their WHS due diligence obligations
- Identify and manage workplace hazards and risks
- Ensure appropriate WHS resources and processes are available
- Establish effective processes for responding to incidents and safety concerns
- Verify that workplace safety systems are being implemented
- Support ongoing WHS compliance and improved workplace safety
Whether you're a business owner, director or senior manager, understanding your responsibilities is an important part of maintaining a safe and compliant workplace.
Contact Workplace Safety Consultants to discuss WHS due diligence training for your organisation.