Employer's responsibilities include: 
>  Provide & maintain a safe working environment 
>  Provide &/or maintain safe systems of work 
>  Provide &/or maintain safe plant & substances 
>  Provide adequate facilities 
>  Provide information training, instruction & supervision 
>  Monitor health & welfare of employees

Worker's responsibilities include:
>  Take reasonable care to protect own safety 
>  Avoid adversely affecting safety of others (by act or omission) 
>  Correctly use equipment provided in the interest of your safety 
>  Obey reasonable safety instructions

OHS Penalties 

Just as OHS laws differ from state to state, so too does the cost of prosecution. Depending on many factors, the costs can range up to $250,000 for an individual (manager/employer) and up to $900,000 for a company for a serious offence. The only constant across the country is that the value of these fines is increasing, and they will continue to increase as long as workplace injuries and fatalities continue.

Click Here to view and print a top level summary of key OHS Act requirements.

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