Safety in Australia

Safety In Australia

In common with most of Europe and North America, Australian State Parliaments have responded to the problem of workplace illness, injury, and death by enacting legislation regulating workplace hazards. Until the 1970s and 80s, these standards were generally detailed and technical, focusing mainly on prescriptive measures such as specifying machinery guarding measures to be adopted to prevent injury to workers operating dangerous machinery. Beginning in 2008, state and federal regulations were harmonised, giving greater clarity and consistency in the legistation in effect in the various states.

Read more about Safety In Australia:  Acts and Regulations Prior To 2012, WHS Harmonisation, Benefits of Harmonised Law, Codes of Practice, See Also

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