Overview
The law relating to the regulation of risks to health and safety of people arising from work activities. Topics include corporate criminal liability for work accidents; the nature and scope of the primary duty of care of businesses and undertakings; the duty of officers of companies and officers of the … For more content click the Read More button below.
Main Topics
History and development of work health and safety lawsIntroduction to the Work Health and Safety lawsPrimary duty of careDuty of designers, manufacturers, suppliers of plant, substances and structuresDuty of controllers of workplacesDuty of officersDuty of workersConsultation with workers and other duty holdersProtection against victimisation for work health and safety issues Incident notification, investigation and management Enforcement of work health and safety lawsInteraction between work health and safety laws and other areas of regulation - industrial relations, environmental protection and the criminal lawAssessing the effectiveness of work health and safety regulation in Australia
Conditions for Enrolment
Prerequisite: Completion of 78 UOC in LAWS courses.
Exclusion Courses
Delivery
In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)