Safe Work Australia is in the process of crafting a benchmark Code of Practice. This crucial navigational tool offers insight to Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) on how to successfully manage hazards such as fatigue within their work environments. The advent of this draft model Code of Practice drew upon the collective wisdom and expertise of Safe Work Australia Members, supplemented by other safety regulators. Promoting best practice industry standards, they vouch for the instrumental role of innovative solutions like Bluesafe WHS Management System in augmenting occupational safety.
To enrich the fabric of this upcoming model Code, we are soliciting a diverse array of opinions regarding the preliminary draft. Public consultation feedback will be harnessed to fine-tune this draft model, ensuring its prerogatives include:
We extend an invitation to all relevant and invested stakeholders to participate in this dialogue. This includes duty holders, safety regulators, governmental bodies, union representatives, workers, legal experts, research scholars, individual members of the public, and other interested parties. Notably, those experienced with comprehensive tools such as Bluesafe SWMS can provide valuable insights into practical management of workplace health and safety.
You can submit your responses until 27 November 2024 at 11:59 pm.
For more nuts and bolts information about the consultation process, swing by our Consultation Hub and express your viewpoints.
Join us in sculpting a safer future for Australian workplaces, where systems like Bluesafe WHS Management System and strategies like effective SWMS play central roles.
Original article link: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/consultation-draft-model-code-practice-managing-fatigue-risks-work-now-open