Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge
Your Question?
2. Are the legal obligations of the employer and the legal obligations of the manager (Director/Co-ordinator) the same in relation to WH&S legislation? Explain your answer.
What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
The legal obligations of the employer and the legal obligations of the nominated supervisor are not the same.
The legal obligations of the employer are:
- Providing and maintaining a working environment that is safe and without risks to health, including the entering and exiting of the Workplace
- Ensuring the safe use, handling, storage and transport of plant, structure and substances (e.g. toxic chemicals, dusts and fibres)
- Providing adequate facilities for the welfare of workers at workplaces under their management and control (e.g. washrooms, lockers and dining areas)
- Providing workers with information, instruction, training or supervision needed for them to work safely and without risks to their health
- Monitoring the health of their workers and the conditions of the workplace under their management and control to prevent injury or illness
- Maintaining any accommodation owned or under their management and control to ensure the health and safety of workers occupying the premises.
The legal obligations of the nominated supervisor/ Manager/ Director are:
- Acquire and keep current information on work health and safety matters
- Understand the nature and operations of the work and associated hazards and risks ensure the PCBU has, and uses, appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or reduce risks to health and safety
- Ensure the PCBU has appropriate processes to receive and consider Information about incidents, hazards and risks, and to respond in a timely manner
- Ensure the PCBU has, and implements, processes for complying with their duties and obligations (e.g. reports notifiable incidents,
- Consults with workers, complies with notices, provides training and instruction and ensures HSRs receive training entitlements).
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just need a few tips so you know if this is right or not???
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