PY WEEK -1 WHS REVISION
1. WHS legislation - NT and federal, are they different? why? Workplace health and safety for Northern Territory is similar to federal legislation, based on an agreed ‘model’ WHS Act. This means that in Northern territory WHS laws impose similar obligations as the Federal legislation. 2. Duty of care - your duty of care in the workplace for yourself and others, why is this important? Everyone has a duty of care, a responsibility, to make sure that they and other people are safe in the workplace. Even in the case of self-employment, responsibility of health and safety of oneself and others who visits which includes workers, clients, visitors and volunteers are important. 3. Hierarchy of control - What is this and why do we need to have this in the workplace? The hierarchy of control includes Elimination Substitution Engineering Controls Administrative Controls PPE The hierarchy of control is a system for prioritising and controlling risks in the workplace. 4. Bullying - Wh