If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you have a positive duty under the WHS legislation to do all that you reasonably can to eliminate or minimise the risk of sexual harassment at work.
If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you have a positive duty under the WHS legislation to do all that you reasonably can to eliminate or minimise the risk of sexual harassment at work. This includes sexual harassment between workers, and from other people at the workplace, like customers and clients.
What is a PCBU?
Show moreA person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a primary duty of care to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers.
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has released an interpretive guideline to assist Western Australian organisations understand if they are a PCBU.
The regulator – WorkSafe WA
Show moreWorkSafe, part of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), is the Work Health and Safety (WHS) department that will assist the regulator in the administration of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act). This includes the provision of inspectors and other staff to secure compliance with the legislation. The Work Health and Safety Commission has developed codes of practice which provides details information on how you can achieve the standards required under work health and safety (WHS) law.
To align with the legislative change DMIRS has consolidated all its workplace health and safety inspectorates from the existing WorkSafe, Mines Safety, Petroleum Safety, and the teams that support them, under one shared identity, WorkSafe Western Australia.
A unified identity will simplify communication about the relationship between the WorkSafe Commissioner, as the ‘regulator’ under the WHS Act, and DMIRS as the ‘WHS department’.
The new WorkSafe WA identity will assist to reinforce the message that there will be one WHS Act for almost all WA workplaces.
WorkSafe has released a series of Translated information sheets on the WHS laws.
To report an incident to WorkSafe, call 1300 307 877.
24 hour serious incident and fatality reporting line. Freecall: 1800 678 198.
To find out more about WorkSafe WA, visit the What does WorkSafe do web page.
Safe Work Australia
Show moreSafe Work Australia is an Australian government statutory agency. It develops national policy to improve work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements across Australia.
What is a code of practice?
Show moreA code of practice provides detailed information on how an employer can achieve the standards required under work health and safety (WHS) law.
Codes of practice do not replace the law but can help organisations to understand what it needs to do to comply with specific regulations and provide a healthy and safe workplace.
The Work Health and Safety Commission has developed codes of practice which focus on different areas where psychosocial as well physical harms may be experienced in a workplace.
Guidance
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Preventing workplace sexual harassment guide | Safe Work Australia
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Consulting with workers - Duties for PCBU's (person conducting a business or undertaking)
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Preventing workplace sexual harassment – guidance for small business
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Modernisation of Work Health and Safety Laws - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Aggression in the workplace - Toolkits and information resources
