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WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.
The Model WHS Laws have now been adopted in almost every State and Territory. The impact of the WHS Laws is far-reaching – affecting most businesses, organisations, workers, directors and officers. The consequences for breaching these obligations are also very serious – particularly for committing offences such as industrial manslaughter.
This course provides an overview of the WHS Laws in Australia, outlining the core requirements applicable in each jurisdiction that has adopted the Model WHS Laws. The course will equip you to understand:
- The current WHS regulatory environment in Australia;
- The core obligations placed on businesses, organisations, workers and officers under the WHS Act;
- The potential penalties which can be imposed for breaches of the WHS Act;
- The recent movement to emphasise accountability for workplace safety through the adoption of industrial manslaughter laws;
The practical application of WHS duties to contemporary workplace hazards such as COVID-19.
Last Updated: March 2024
Meet the expert
Cara Leavesley
Special Counsel
3D HR Legal
Cara is a senior workplace relations lawyer and Senior Counsel at 3D HR Legal, an award winning employment law firm.
Reviews
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This is a great courseThe course was presented in a format that was easy to follow with very well articulated contentL. Lopes, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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Great courseEasy to understand and follow with interesting case scenarios.S. Anderson, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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An informative courseThis course is a good introduction to the Cth WHS Act and its requirements. The scope of WHS coverage has increased over the last decade or so and this course is a good overview of the main requirements under the model legislation which has been adopted (with some modifications) by almost all state and territory jurisdictions.D. Dwyer, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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This is a good course.This is a good introduction to the subject.N. Penning, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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A very handy overviewThis is a good beginner's course that gives you a good overview of WHS legislation, very useful for in-house counsel.
V. Serdev-Patterson, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
This was a great course and great introduction to WHS.This course was easy to follow and provided a great introduction to WHS. As a lawyer who does not practice in this area, I found this course very useful as it provided an overview of the legal considerations and also provided recent case examples which were interesting.
N. Harrison, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
Taking ownership of work health and safetyVery informative course highlighting the working national model for work health and safety.
P. Kakulas, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
greatEasy to navigate and well presented.J. Lavercombe, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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Very good overview of the WHS ActWell presented and structured.
S. Rizk, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
InformativeLearned a lot in this course.
B. Kent, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
Great summary of WHS LawThe course was easy to follow, video and practical examples were very helpful as well as the overview of the different penalties in each state.
K. Strang, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
excellentThis course was easy to follow.G. Mcelvenny, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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Well constructed and informativeThis is a well constructed and informative introductory course.
B. Saunders, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
An informative course of a high standardThe definitions, principles, duties, responsibilities, regulation, penalties and pitfalls of PCBUs, directors, workers, volunteers was well enunciated.
A. McLaren, BarristerWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
This is a great course, I have learned a lot.The course was effortless and easy to follow. Thank you
L. Lopes, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD -
This course provided a helpful overview of new model laws with good case examples by way of illustration.This course is well worth the time for completion and the cost of purchase.
R. Johnson, SolicitorWork Health and Safety 101: First Do No Harm WHS obligations impact most businesses in Australia – and breaching these obligations can have serious consequences. This course will give you a solid grounding in the core WHS requirements to ensure you can advise your clients appropriately on these issues.LawCPD
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