University of Tasmania, Australia

National Harmonisation Work Health and Safety Laws come into effect 1 Jan 2013.

WorkSafeTasmania Resources

To assist with explaining these important changes, WorkSafe Tasmania has released a number of publications. Worksafe Tasmania provides educational material on its website and Workplace Standards Tasmania is the compliance site.

Following are some of the Fact Sheets and Publications that are now available:

• Codes of Practice
• Health and Safety Representatives (2 pages)
• New Model Work Health and Safety Laws:  What they will mean for you (16 pages)
• Person Conducting Business or Undertaking (PCBU), workers and officers (2 pages) 
• Volunteers (2 pages) 

All publications can be accessed via the following link:

Fact Sheets and Publications 

Safe Work Australia

Safe Work Australia is the National Work ,Health & Safety policy development body Regulator for new laws and associated codes of practices.  Information and guidance material is available on the Safe Work Australia site:

• Safe Work Australia is the National Work Health and Safety Policy
  
• Work Health and Safety Act - the meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking  
• Work Health and Safety Act - the Health and Safety Duty of an Officer (under section 27)
• Work Health and Safety Act - the meaning of reasonably practicable 
• Workers Representation and Participation Guide 

WHS at a glance

Australian Industry Group, a member of Safe Work Australia have released a summary on the new national WHS Laws - Good reference document (PDF 225KB)

UTAS Officer's Training Information Course

A staff development course called 'Staff Development - UTAS Officers Work Health Safety Information Course' is available in MyLO. 

Login to the staff development course 

Alternatively, staff will find the course listed on their MyLO course list.

Successful completion of the course will result in your name being recorded into the training database Certificate Management System (MyCert) as well as you receiving an emailed certificate of completion.