In a recent decision, the South Australian Employment Court affirmed the obligation of PCBU/employers to include contractors in their safety management systems in respect of hazards at the workplace that may impact them. In Miller v The State of South Australia & Ors [2025] SAET 119 Mr Millar was an electrician working at the Royal Adelaide … Read more
What a great day at the CHASNZ Masterclass in Contractor Safey Management. I was very fortunate to present to 140 people from the New Zealand construction industry about contractor safety management and the Four Pillars of Contractor Safety Management. Thanks to @chasnz for the opportunity, and I look forward to coming across the ditch regularly … Read more
A recent decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sheds some much-needed light on the extent of a Principal Contractor’s duty to supervise contractor compliance with SWMS. The PC, Diona, hired subcontractor Cahill to lay pipe, which involved the HRCW task of working near mobile plant. Cahill had prepared a SWMS, which Diona reviewed and … Read more
Safe Work Australia has released a case study in its WHS Principles series that provides clear and accurate guidance on the WHS duties owed by PCBU who are supplying and hiring labour hire workers. Finally! guidance that clearly confirms that a PCBU’s duties only extend to the matters over which they have management and control/ … Read more