WHS duties follow the worker, including to home offices in hybrid arrangements, and they cover contractors and visitors on site. Accurate records of who is in the workplace, and evacuation-ready live lists, are the operational backbone. The US equivalent is OSHA; the UK’s runs through HSE.
Common questions
What does WHS (Australia and New Zealand) mean in simple terms?+
WHS (Work Health and Safety) is the Australian legal framework, mirrored by New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, placing a primary duty of care on organisations to keep workers and visitors safe so far as reasonably practicable.
How does WHS (Australia and New Zealand) work in practice?+
WHS duties follow the worker, including to home offices in hybrid arrangements, and they cover contractors and visitors on site. Accurate records of who is in the workplace, and evacuation-ready live lists, are the operational backbone. The US equivalent is OSHA; the UK’s runs through HSE.