Shire of Westonia
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH PRINCIPLE
PURPOSE The Shire of Westonia regards the development and implementation of best practice Workplace Health and Safety (OSH) systems as a common objective for the CEO, Supervisors, Employees, Contractors and Volunteers.
SCOPE
The principle of the Shire of Westonia is to ensure that every employee works in an environment where every effort is made to prevent accidents, injury and disruption to employees’ health from foreseeable work hazards. The legislation applicable to OSH is the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and Regulations 1996 and the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 and Regulations 1982.
Occupational Safety & Health Manual 2017
OSH Act 1984
OSH Regs. 1996